Owing to the carelessness of transcribers, the conjectural corrections of critics, the insertion of glosses and paraphrases, and especially to the preference for readings found in the earlier Latin versions, the text of St. Jerome was corrupted at an early date.
Due to errors made by transcribers, critical interpretations, glosses and paraphrases added, and especially a preference for readings found in earlier Latin versions, the text of St. Jerome was corrupted at an early stage.