Sirach 9:13 (WEB)
Keep yourself far from the man who has power to kill, and you will not be troubled by the fear of death. If you come to him, commit no fault, lest he take away your life. Know surely that you go about in the midst of snares, and walk upon the battlements of a city.
Fathers and councils · 2
Augustine of Hippo
“These snares among which we walk are not in the way; but yet they are “by the way side.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. ix. 13.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Also in the same place: “Be thou far from the man who has the power to slay, and thou shalt not suspect fear.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. ix. 13.
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Cross-references · 7
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.96.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.96.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.96.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.96.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.96.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.96.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.96.