If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
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Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Si tu vois l'âne de ton ennemi succombant sous sa charge, et que tu hésites à le décharger, tu l'aideras à le décharger.
KJV
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
Philo Judaeus
De Virtutibus
εἰς αὐτὸν G 2 12 σεαυτόν SDK; σαυτόν ceteri τῷ] τό SF 1 H 1 DK ζῶον ἄλογον transp. I)K ἴσως om. DK 2 Exod. 23,5. Deut. 22,4. d. loseph. Ani. lud. IV § 275. 2 sqq. pergit Clem. Alex. l.l.p.176P. τί δέ; καὶ ἐχθρῶν ὑποζύγια ἀl̀θοφοροῦντα συνεπικουφίζειν καὶ συνεγείρειν προστάσσει, π…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
tion 1: It would seem that an advocate is bound to defend the suits of the poor. For it is written ( Ex. 23:5 ): "If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lie underneath his burden, thou shalt not pass by, but shall lift him up with him." Now no less a danger threatens the poo…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
a man is bound to raise another man's ass lying "underneath his burden," as commanded in Dt. 21:4 [* Ex. 23:5 ]. Reply to Objection 2: One ought not always to withstand a backbiter by endeavoring to convince him of falsehood, especially if one knows that he is speaking the truth:…
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