Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Wisdom of Solomon 5:10

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 7, page 235, footnote 3 (Image)

Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

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Panegyric on His Brother S. Cæsarius. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2964 (In-Text, Margin)

19. Such, my brethren, is our existence, who live this transient life, such our pastime upon earth: we come into existence out of non-existence, and after existing are dissolved. We are unsubstantial dreams, impalpable visions, like the flight of a passing bird, like a ship leaving no track upon the sea,[Wisdom of Solomon 5:10] a speck of dust, a vapour, an early dew, a flower that quickly blooms, and quickly fades. As for man his days are as grass, as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. Well hath inspired David discoursed of our frailty, and again in these words, “Let me know the short ness of my days;” and he defines the days of man as “of a span long.” And ...