That the proud of this world will oppose humble Christians he shows when he then says: "From the horns of unicorns rescue my lowliness" (Ps 22:22). The reason we understand the unicorns to refer to the proud is that pride hates to share, and every proud person desires, as much as he can, to shine all alone. (Augustine, Ep. 140, 16.42; PL 33, 556)