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A man who looks to the table of another, his life is not to be considered a life. He will pollute his soul with another person’s food, but a wise and well-instructed person will beware of that.
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Verse 29. Indigent. Greek “live not by begging,” being too lazy to work, or incurring this punishment for thy sins. Leviticus 26:16. Psalms 108. Deuteronomy 15:4. Involuntary poverty is a most severe scourge. Calmet.—All are bound too labour for what is needful; ( Worthington.) some by prayer, others by trade, and so forth Bible.
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