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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925
Rule 61: If a Man Cannot Work and Does Not Wish to Learn Psalms, What are We to Do with…
Since the Lord said in the parable of the unfruitful fig tree, “Cut it down, why doth it cumber the ground?”2 it is necessary to apply to him all diligence. But if he remains obdurate, then we must observe in his case also what is commanded concerning him that abides in sin. For he that is idle in doing good is condemned with the devil and his angels.
Notes
- Cf. B. 235, 281.
- Lk. xiii. 7.