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The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
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Verse 7. Servant. He might be sold, and so forth Exodus 22:3. Matthew 18:25. Gell. xx. 1. Plato (Leg. viii.) would have nothing sold on credit. These laws appear to be severe; but they are founded on wisdom, as nothing impoverishes more than the facility of borrowing.
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