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Re:What made the Irish famine so deadly by lurk2 on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @04:52AM (#43330489)
> That's very different from saying you shouldn't help people in a famine.

I never claimed that it said that.

> Also the KJV version is a pretty inaccurate translation

It's the version I am familiar with and thus the version that I used.

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Re:What made the Irish famine so deadly by Reasoning on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @02:54PM (#43335818)
I think the point is there is a big difference between "He who does not work shall not eat" and "...anyone who was unwilling to work should not eat". Specifically the clause "unwilling to work".
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