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Punishment for greed: streams of sugar, molasses, and milk from anchorite's tomb dry up and petrify because of townspeople's greed. (Cf. Q272.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q552.3.5

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Filed under Failure of crops during reign of wicked king. (Cf. Q552.10.1.)

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Failure of crops as punishment for uncharitableness. (Cf. Q286.)Failure of crops as punishment for murder. (Cf. Q211.)Failure of crops and milk as punishment for adultery. (Cf. Q241.)Failure of crops for mistreating the deadFamine as punishmentFamine as punishment for oppression by victorsDrought as punishmentFood magically disappearsPunishment: water famineMurrain upon cattle as punishment
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Avarice punished. (Cf. Q552.3.5, Q589.1.0.1, W151.)

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