Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off: he that has a haughty look and a proud heart will I not endure.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Persecute. Or abhor (Worthington) with a perfect hatred. We must show our displeasure if we hear detraction, (Haydock) that we may not partake in the crime. (St. Jerome)
The court is most likely to be infected with this vice, as people are continually endeavouring to supplant their rivals. (Calmet)
Secret thoughts of resentment must be stifled in their birth. (Eusebius)
Heart. Hebrew, "wide heart "which is sometimes taken in a good sense, 3 Kings iv. 29. But here it denotes the ambitious and misers, Proverbs xxviii. 25. (Calmet)
