The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

Clemens Romanus (Clement of Rome)

Clement of Rome. The Apostolic Fathers, Volume 1. Lake, Kirsopp, editor. London: William Heinemann Ltd.; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912.

For he says He that speaketh much shall also hear much; or doth he that is a good speaker think that he is righteous?

Blessed is he that is born of woman and hath a short life. Be not profuse in speech.[*](The text is here obviously corrupt; but the corruption is in the LXX, not in Clement.)

Let our praise be with God, and not from ourselves, for God hates

those who praise themselves.