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Laymen sometimes think they need not be theologians. That, however, is a very great mistake. They do need to be theologians; at least, they should be amateur theologians. In fact, that is the one vocation every man is obliged to follow. A layman does not need to be a plumber, a carpenter, a lawyer, a doctor, a teacher, a laborer, a housewife. These are all possibilities, not necessities. A layman may be one of these or the other as he chooses. But he must be a theologian. This is not an option with him but a requirement… A lay theologian is a person who has a true knowledge of God which he understands in nontechnical, nonprofessional, nonacademic terms… Is it not clear why a layman must necessarily be a theologian? Is there anyone, layman or otherwise, who does not need to know God? Does the Scripture not say, “This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent” (John 17:3)? It is, then, no mere option with a layman whether he will be a theologian or not, whether he will have eternal life or not; it is no option with him whether he will know God or not. The knowledge of God is necessary to eternal life. And if eternal life is necessary for every man, then theology is also necessary for every man.
John Gerstner

Fears see only in part. They see that we might lose something dear to us, such as our money, our health or the health of someone we love. They see the potential for loss with microscopic acuity. But they don’t see God’s presence, they don’t see His faithfulness to His promises, they don’t fixate on unseen realities but are dominated by what is merely seen with the naked eye (2 Cor. 4:18).
Edward Welch

Latin Vulgate Proverbs Chapter 28:1-28.

Index: Latin Vulgate

 

Proverbs 28

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28:1 fugit impius nemine persequente iustus autem quasi leo confidens absque terrore erit

28:2 propter peccata terrae multi principes eius et propter hominis sapientiam et horum scientiam quae dicuntur vita ducis longior erit

28:3 vir pauper calumnians pauperes similis imbri vehementi in quo paratur fames

28:4 qui derelinquunt legem laudant impium qui custodiunt succenduntur contra eum

28:5 viri mali non cogitant iudicium qui autem requirunt Dominum animadvertunt omnia

28:6 melior est pauper ambulans in simplicitate sua quam dives pravis itineribus

28:7 qui custodit legem filius sapiens est qui pascit comesatores confundit patrem suum

28:8 qui coacervat divitias usuris et fenore liberali in pauperes congregat eas

28:9 qui declinat aurem suam ne audiat legem oratio eius erit execrabilis

28:10 qui decipit iustos in via mala in interitu suo corruet et simplices possidebunt bona

28:11 sapiens sibi videtur vir dives pauper autem prudens scrutabitur eum

28:12 in exultatione iustorum multa gloria regnantibus impiis ruinae hominum

28:13 qui abscondit scelera sua non dirigetur qui confessus fuerit et reliquerit ea misericordiam consequetur

28:14 beatus homo qui semper est pavidus qui vero mentis est durae corruet in malum

28:15 leo rugiens et ursus esuriens princeps impius super populum pauperem

28:16 dux indigens prudentia multos opprimet per calumniam qui autem odit avaritiam longi fient dies eius

28:17 hominem qui calumniatur animae sanguinem si usque ad lacum fugerit nemo sustentet

28:18 qui ambulat simpliciter salvus erit qui perversis ingreditur viis concidet semel

28:19 qui operatur terram suam saturabitur panibus qui sectatur otium replebitur egestate

28:20 vir fidelis multum laudabitur qui autem festinat ditari non erit innocens

28:21 qui cognoscit in iudicio faciem non facit bene iste et pro buccella panis deserit veritatem

28:22 vir qui festinat ditari et aliis invidet ignorat quod egestas superveniat ei

28:23 qui corripit hominem gratiam postea inveniet apud eum magis quam ille qui per linguae blandimenta decipit

28:24 qui subtrahit aliquid a patre suo et matre et dicit hoc non est peccatum particeps homicidae est

28:25 qui se iactat et dilatat iurgia concitat qui sperat in Domino saginabitur

28:26 qui confidit in corde suo stultus est qui autem graditur sapienter iste salvabitur

28:27 qui dat pauperi non indigebit qui despicit deprecantem sustinebit penuriam

28:28 cum surrexerint impii abscondentur homines cum illi perierint multiplicabuntur iusti