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• Do not blacken a slave's name to his master, lest he curse you, and you suffer for it. (Proverbs 30, 10)

• a slave become king, a brute gorged with food, (Proverbs 30, 22)

• One and the same punishment had struck slave and master alike, and now commoner and king had the same sufferings to endure. (Wisdom of Solomon 18, 11)

• Do not ill-treat a slave who is an honest worker, or a wage-earner who is devoted to you. (Ecclesiasticus 7, 20)

• Love an intelligent slave with all your heart, and do not deny such a slave his freedom. (Ecclesiasticus 7, 21)

• A wise slave will have free men waiting on him, and the enlightened will not complain. (Ecclesiasticus 10, 25)

• for just as a slave who is constantly overseen will never be without bruises, so someone who is always swearing and uttering the Name will not be exempt from sin. (Ecclesiasticus 23, 10)

• Fodder, the stick and burdens for a donkey, bread, discipline and work for a slave. (Ecclesiasticus 33, 25)

• Work your slave hard, and you will have peace of mind, leave his hands idle, and he will be asking for his freedom. (Ecclesiasticus 33, 26)

• You have only one slave? Treat him like yourself, since you have acquired him with blood. (Ecclesiasticus 33, 31)

• You have only one slave? Treat him as a brother, since you need him as you need yourself. (Ecclesiasticus 33, 32)

• They are not remarkable for their culture or judgement, nor are they found frequenting the philosophers. They sustain the structure of the world, and their prayer is concerned with their trade. (Ecclesiasticus 38, 34)