Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9173

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9173. 'He shall not make repayment for what has been torn' means that there shall be no punishment, that is to say, for harm done for which the person is not blameworthy. This is clear from the meaning of 'what has been torn' as harm done for which a person is not blameworthy, as just above in 9171; and from the meaning of 'making repayment' as punishment, dealt with in 9102, at this point as no punishment since it says 'he shall not make repayment'.


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