“cogitatio stulti peccatum est, et abominatio hominum detractor.”
“The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.”
“A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.”
“The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.”
“The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.”
Of a fool. In as much as he is wicked. Though he may have some pious thoughts, he attends not to them. (Haydock) — He thinks how he may commit evil, and renders himself hateful. (Calmet) — Hebrew, “a wicked thought is the sin of folly.” Septuagint, “the fool dieth in sins.” — Detractor. Hebrew, “scoffer.” (Haydock)
11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
“And God seeing that the wickedness of men was great on the earth, and that all the thought of their heart was bent upon evil at all times,”
“And the Lord smelled a sweet savour, and said: I will no more curse the earth for the sake of man: for the imagination and thought of man’s heart are prone to evil from his youth: therefore I will no more destroy every living soul as I have done.”