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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
For their heart is trained in nothing other than covetousness, that is, in debauchery or in greed, and through both the one and the other, having forsaken the way that could have led them to salvation, they strayed from it and became subject to the same fate as Balaam, the son of Bosor, because he too, out of love for gifts, loved the wages of unrighteousness.
Oecumenius
Having hearts exercised with covetous practices, accursed children, who have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; but was rebuked for his iniquity [Num. 22:6]: the dumb beast speaking with a man's voice restrained the madness of the prophet. …
Western Saints
Bede
They followed the way of Balaam from Bosor, etc. Often, heretics propose such foolish doctrines and abominable sacraments that even the most dull-witted, the pagans, and those who completely lack understanding of divine knowledge, detest their madness. They refute their twisted paths and those contrary to God with healthier judgment. And what is worse, because it is more frequent, sometimes many Catholics love the reward of unrighteousness so much that they are deservedly attacked by the unlearned, by laypersons instead of clerics. …
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