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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
All the while my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God is in my nostrils, my lips shall not speak iniquity, nor my tongue meditate falsehood. What he first calls 'iniquity,' this repeating afterwards he calls 'falsehood.' For both all 'falsehood' is 'iniquity,' and all 'iniquity' 'falsehood,' because, whatever thing is at variance with truth is surely at odds with equity. But between this which he expresses, 'to speak' and that which he adds afterwards, to 'meditate,' there is a wide difference. …
Thomas Aquinas
He relates this oath to what the text adds, "For while breath still exists in me," while I have life which is conserved by breathing. To show that he recognizes that the gift of life comes from God, he then says, "and the spirit of God is in my nostrils." For one breathes especially through the nostrils, and breathing through the mouth is not very fitting, as Aristotle says in his book, The History of Animals. …
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