Fragments on Lamentations · §85 · Origen of Alexandria

Love does not reckon the evil

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And having suffered so many things he grieves beyond measure for those who have done them—thus “love does not reckon the evil.” (Lamentations 3:48) (1 Corinthians 13:5)

Greek

Klagel. Jerem. 3, 48. Καὶ τοσαῦτα παθὼν τῶν δεδρακότων ὑπεραλγεῖ, οὕτως "ἡ ἀγάπη τὸ κακὸν οὐ λογίζεται.