Ecclesiastes 8:3 (NIV): What the Church Fathers Said

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Ecclesiastes 8:3

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Here secondly he exhorts one to adhere to wisdom by consideration of His power, when he says: Do not hasten to depart from His face, that is, do not turn aside from His will: and this on account of the sin of the heart, as though you would hide yourself from Him. Concerning this departure, Deuteronomy 32: "He forsook God his maker, and departed from God his savior." Therefore do not depart from His face, wishing to hide in evil: Sirach 16: "Do not say: I shall be hidden from God, and from on high who will remember me"? …

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