1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Isaiah 3:7 | In that day he shall answer, saying: I am no healer, and in my house there is no bread, nor clothing: make me not ruler of the people. | Clothing. The indigent were excluded from dignities, for fear lest they should seek to enrich themselves by unjustifiable means, Exodus 18:22. (Plut.[Plutarch?] in Solon.) (Pliny, [Natural History?] 16:19.) (Calmet) |