Mosiah 4:17
1830 Edition
Perhaps thou shalt say, The man hath brought upon himself his misery, therefore I will stay my hand, and will not give unto him of my food, nor impart unto him of my substance, that he may not suffer, for his punishments are just.
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Perhaps thou shalt say,: The man haths brought upon himself his misery,; therefore I will stay my hand, and will not give unto him of my food, nor impart unto him of my substance, that he may not suffer, for his punishments are just.—
Simple English
“Maybe you will say: ‘This person caused his own problems. So I will not help him. I will not give him my food or my things so he won’t suffer, because he deserves his punishment.’”
Paraphrase
Maybe you’ll say, ‘This man brought his misery on himself. I won’t help him. I won’t share my food or my resources with him. He deserves what he’s getting.’