Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9085

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9085. 'Or when a man digs a pit, [and does not cover it]' means, or if the person himself fabricates it. This is clear from the meaning of 'a pit' as falsity, and from the meaning of 'digging' as receiving from oneself or fabricating oneself, both dealt with immediately above in 9084.


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