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Ecclesiastes 4:14

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Bonaventure

"That from prison and chains sometimes one goes forth to a kingdom": Wisdom ten: "She did not abandon the just man who was sold into bondage, but freed him from sinners, until she brought him the scepter of the kingdom." "And another, born to a kingdom, is consumed by want," and this on account of his pride: Ecclesiasticus ten: "The Lord has destroyed the thrones of proud rulers and has made the meek to sit in their place." Spiritually, although the devil is most cunning at deceiving, he nevertheless does not know how to foresee that …

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