1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Deuteronomy 16:19 | And not go aside to either part. *Thou shalt not accept person, nor gifts: for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and change the words of the just. Exodus 23:8.; Leviticus 19:15.; Deuteronomy 1:17.; Ecclesiasticus 20:31. | Just. Avarice is like a cloud, (Calmet) which darkens the understanding. Oppression troubleth the wise, and (Hebrew) "a present destroyeth the heart." A timid or interested judge is unfit for his office. Sir Thomas More was very careful not to receive presents, while he was high chancellor of England. (Haydock) --- If even the just are in danger of being perverted by presents, what must we think of others? (Du Hamel) |