It has been contended for by many learned writers on the subject of usury, that by the Jewish law it was " sinful in the sight of God " for any Jew to take any increase or interest whatever, even the most moderate, for that which he had lent another Jew ; and to support their arguments they quote the pro- hibition from Leviticus : " Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother. Take thou no usury of him or increase, but fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee. Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase." ^ Also from Deuteronomy : " Thou shalt take no usury of thy brother,"^ and other texts from the Scriptures, where usury is forbidden to the Jews in their deal- ings with one another.' In answer to this, it may be said, in the language 1 Deut. XXV., 36-37. '■ Beut. xxiii., 19. " " If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury." — {Exodus xxii., 25.)
And so David sang : " Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle ?
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