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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Jerome
"There is an evil that I have observed in the world as if it were an error proceeding from the ruler: folly is placed on lofty heights, while rich men sit in low places. I have seen slaves on horses and nobles walking on foot like slaves. "Where we read "as if it were an error proceeding from the ruler" Aquila, Theodotion and the Septuagint have interpreted this as "as if not of their own will", that is "hos akousian", from the face of the ruler. …
Bonaventure
There is an evil which I have seen etc. Here the second point is touched upon, namely the disordered promotion of fools, both on account of a defect of knowledge and on account of a defect of life, because the foolish and wicked are placed in authority, while the wise and those rich in good morals are cast down. …
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