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What the Fathers say

Deuteronomy 22:1

Eastern Fathers

Gregory of Neocaesarea

Let no one deceive himself, nor put forward the pretext of having found such property. For it is not lawful, even for a man who has found anything, to aggrandize himself by it. For Deuteronomy says: "Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray in the way, and pay no heed to them; but thou shalt in any wise bring them again unto thy brother. …

Canonical Epistle 4 ↗

Clement of Alexandria

Scripture teaches us by means of natural fellowship to treat the object found as a trust and not to hold hatred of an enemy.

The Stromata Book 2 ↗