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Proverbs 6:3

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Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.

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Verse 3. Make. Hebrew “humble thyself, and made sure thy friend,” (Prot.) entreating ( Bible.) and forcing him to pay his debts. The Fathers apply this to pastors, who have undertaken to direct others. Their soul is at stake. Saint Gregory Calmet.

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