And he took up his oracle, and said, Balaam the son of Beor has said, and the man whose eyes are open has said:
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Pacian of Barcelona
AD 391
The unholy man does not know the evil he does unless he begins to be punished for the same evils. For Balaam offered counsel against the Israelites and afterwards saw in his punishment what sin he had previously committed. But the elect, who should not sin, are watchful. Their eyes are open before they fall. The eyes of the wicked man are open only after he falls, because after his sin he sees, in his punishment, that he should have avoided the evil he did. Exposition of the Old and New Testament, Numbers
