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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
Ver. 4, 5. I know this of old, since man was placed upon earth, that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment. 3. Now it is clear to be seen that being puffed up with the spirit of his understanding, he warps the sentences, which he pronounces against the ungodly, to the reproving of blessed Job. …
Thomas Aquinas
It seemed most certain to him and proved by experience that although the evil enjoy some prosperity, still it is brief and is also quickly destroyed in this life either by a premature death or by some subsequent adversity. He expresses this saying, "I know this," looking, "from the beginning when man was placed upon the earth," as though to say, from the beginning of the human race, "the praise of the wicked is shortlived." For they are sometimes praised for a little while because of some signs and beginnings of goodness which appear …
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