ικροὺς καὶ ἐλλογίμους εὑρεθῆναι, ἢ καθ̓ ὑπεροχὴν δοκοῦντας ἐκριφῆναι ἐκ τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ. οὕτως γὰρ Prov. 1, 28-83 λέγει ἡ πανάρετος σοφία: Ἰδού, προήσομαι ὑμῖν ἐμῆς πνοῆς ῥῆσιν, διδάξω δὲ ὑμᾶς τὸν ἐμὸν λόγον. ἐπειδὴ ἐκάλουν καὶ οὐχ ὑπηκούσατε, καὶ ἐξέτεινον λόγους καὶ οὐ προσεί…

folly is not contrary to any precept. Therefore folly is not a sin. On the contrary, It is written ( Prov. 1:32 ): "The prosperity of fools shall destroy them." But no man is destroyed save for sin. Therefore folly is a sin. I answer that, Folly, as stated above (A[1]) , denotes…

a Scriptura et verbis et exemplis frequenter inculcat, ut illud: Prosperitas stultorum perdet illos (Prov. I, 32) . Et item: Incrassatus est dilectus, et recalcitravit (Deut. XXXII, 15) . Exempla vero multa sunt, sed ut de reprobis taceamus, quantum ipsis electis, quibus omnia co…