3. The wicked are estranged from the womb. It is
small wonder that some people persecute the righteous offspring of the woman,
since all of them are of the serpent’s brood, and enmity is set between them.
No sooner born than alienated from God—do we so early leave the right track? They go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. Every observer may see
how very soon infants act lies. Before they can speak they practice little
deceptive arts. This is especially the case in those who grow up to be adept in
slander. To be untruthful is one of the surest proofs of a fallen state, and
since falsehood is universal, so also is human depravity.
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