Where the Fathers quote Sirach 30

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Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:333D…deliver them to the hands of the executioners, and continually push them into the abyss: For the one who coddles his own son will bind up his wounds, he says (Eccli. 30. 7). What is "the one who coddles"? The on… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:23C…a man in the bitterness of his soul; for there is one who humbles, and one who exalts." Eccli. XI, 29. — "The misery of an hour makes one forget delights." Eccli. XXX, 12, 13. — "Better is death than a bitter l… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:295B…, 27. — “Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood.” Eccli. xxii, 6. — “Blows and instruction are wisdom at all times.” Eccli. xxx, 13. — “Teach thy son, and work with him, t… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:379A…the sea, and pours it out upon the face of the earth, the Lord God Almighty is his name." TIT. VIII. — Concerning health; and that it excels all things. Eccli. XXX, 14. — "Better is a poor man who is healthy… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:187B…by these things you will settle into love." Eccli. xxxviii, 9 — "Son, in your sickness do not look about, but pray to the Lord, and he himself will heal you." Eccli. xxx, 17 — "Better is death than a bitter life,… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1279A…o him an active soul, and who inspired into him a vital spirit. But they even imagined our life to be a game, and the way of life to be a festival for profit. Eccli. xxx, 18: ‹A spectacle of feasts placed upon a t… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1341B…r my mouth, and a seal upon my lips, that I may not fall because of them, and my tongue destroy me?» Eccli. xix, 5.—«He who hates talkativeness, lessens evil.» Eccli. xxx, 18.—«Good things poured out upon a closed… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:235B…Concerning perverse affection and anxiety; and that we ought not to be perversely affected in any matter. Cant. v, 2. — « I sleep, and my heart waketh. » Eccli. xxx, 25. — « Before the time, old age brings an… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:837A…ng than a mighty man; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it." Eccli. xxx, 26. — "Wrath and fury shorten the days."…