Ecclesiastes 7:30

Right. He fell by his own free-will. (St. Augustine, City of God xiv. 11.) (Worthington) --- The great corruption of the world is not, therefore, to be attributed to God, Ephesians iv. 23. Our first parents were led by curiosity to examine whether the fruit was good, &c., (St. Cyril, Cat. ii.; Chaldean; Bossuet) or mankind, in general, make useless enquiries. --- And he. Hebrew and Septuagint, "they," &c. (Calmet) --- Of the word. That is, of this obscure and difficult matter (Challoner) if this sentence have any connection with the preceding. It is placed at the head of the next chapter in Hebrew. (Calmet)