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I. JUSTLY SEVERE. "Thou fool." Because —

1. It is opposed to God and Divine truth.

2. Is based in ignorance and self-conceit.

II. SEVERELY JUST. Because —

1. It ignores the analogy between natural facts, and the higher purposes of God.

2. Cannot realise anything beyond the domain of natural sense.

3. Denies everything it cannot realise.

(J. Lyth, D.D.)

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KJV: Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

WEB: You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.