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Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.
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Verse 2. Eight. To as many as thou art able, ( Calmet.) especially to those who are of the household of faith, (Galatians 6:10. Bible.) whether under the old or the new Testament, signified by the numbers, seven and eight. Worthington. Saint Jerome—Mandatum accipis octo illis partem dare, fortasse benedictionibus, (Saint Ambrose in Lu. vi. n. 49.) which intimates, that we must apply ourselves to the pursuit of al virtues, as the number eight denotes perfection. Calmet.
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