Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Parce qu'une sentence contre les mauvaises actions ne s'exécute pas promptement, le coeur des fils de l'homme se remplit en eux du désir de faire le mal.
KJV
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
caped without punishment, others would feel more assured in lapsing into heresy. For it is written ( Eccles. 8:11 ): "For because sentence is not speedily pronounced against the evil, the children of men commit evils without any fear." For this reason the Church not only admits t…
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