27
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
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Verse 27. Troubleth. With all sorts of temporal misfortunes. A judge who receives bribes, is accursed. Exodus 23:8.—By, and so forth is not here in Hebrew but chapter 16:6. S. Cyprian (3 Test.) found it in his copy.—Faith, or fidelity and truth, as it is elsewhere expressed. Calmet. 3:3. These virtues move God to pardon.
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