112. That those are more severely judged,
who in this world have had more power.
In Solomon: “The hardest judgment
shall be made on those who govern. For to a mean man mercy is
granted; but the powerful shall suffer torments
mightily.”
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Also
in the second Psalm: “And now, ye kings, understand; be
amended, ye who judge the earth.”
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Wisd. vi. 6
.
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Ps. ii. 10
.