1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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II Timothy 4:3 For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears:

Having itching ears;{ Ver. 3. Prurientes auribus, knethomenoi; if it agreed with teachers, it should be knethomenous.|} that is the hearers have such ears, running after novelties and such doctrine as favours their passions. (Witham)