PL 171, col. 1457

Supplementum (Hildebertus Cenomanensis), J. P. Migne

Divitibusque reis non tollunt crimina nomen,
Sed quos lex damnat, aequat habere diis.
Hinc est quod populus aurum quasi numen adorans
Audet in ignotum saepe venire nefas.
Speque lucri toties excedere jus et honestum
Sustulit, ut gratis jam juvet esse reum.

Text from the Corpus Corporum (University of Zurich).

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