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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"Sitting against thy brother thou didst detract" (ver. 20). And this "sitting" doth belong to that whereof he hath spoken above in, "hath embraced." For he that doeth anything while standing or passing along, doth it not with pleasure: but if he for this purpose sitteth, how much leisure doth he seek out to do it! That very evil detraction thou wast making with diligence, thou wast making sitting; thou wouldest thereon be wholly engaged; thou wast embracing thy evil, thou wast kissing thy craftiness. …
Thomas Aquinas
"Sitting, you spoke against your brother." Here he shows how the sin of the tongue is aggravated by the condition of persons. And first, by the condition of the speaker; second, by the condition of the one spoken against; third, by the condition of the hearers. He says, therefore, "Sitting." It sometimes happens that someone says a bitter word when he is moved and provoked; and this is somewhat tolerable. But when someone with a calm heart, unprovoked, says evil things, this is wicked and detestable. …
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