1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Sirach 22:13 | *The mourning for the dead is seven days: but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of their life. Genesis 50:10. | Days. There was a longer time assigned for great men, Genesis 50:3., Numbers 20:30., and Deuteronomy 34:8. --- Life. This is understood of those who have lost all reason, or sense of religion. St. Monica wept for her son, hoping that he would repent, as a certain bishop had comforted her. (St. Augustine, Confessions 3:ultra.[last chapter]) |