“"Brethren, I did not know that he was the high priest; for it is written, 'You shall not speak ill of a ruler of your people.' " The mildness of this prompt reply shows how calmly he had spoken what he seemed to have uttered in anger, for such a reply could not be given by those who are angered or perturbed. And in th…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — ON THE LORD'S SERMON ON THE MOUNT 1.19.58
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28Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
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26If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
27For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
— Exodus 22:28 —
29Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
30Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.