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Ambrose of Milan
Catena Aurea · Lukasevangelium 16
Lk 16, Verses 19–21English original
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
But not all poverty is holy, or all riches criminal, but as luxury disgraces riches, so does holiness commend poverty.