Man refuses to give to charity: his property disappears. (Cf. Q286, Q595.3.)

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Man refuses to give to charity: his property disappears. (Cf. Q286, Q595.3.)

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Punishment fitted to crime. · view the constellation · filed as Q585.1

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Filed under Fitting destruction (disappearance) of property as punishment. (Cf. Q552.18, Q595.)

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Destruction (disappearance) of property got through immoderate request. (Cf. Q338.)During rainy spring, farmer wishes that Lord would sleep till harvest time. Farmer himself sleeps until all neighbors have finished harvesting. When he wakes, he finds his crops ruined. (Cf. Q235.)Food disappears because of wastefulness

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Uncharitableness punished. (Cf. Q494.1.1, Q552.3.0.1, Q571.2, Q572.2, Q574.2, Q585.1, Q595.3.)Uncharitable king loses wealth. (Cf. Q286, Q585.1.)

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