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for I respect your age and your gray hairs. Although you have had them for so long a time, it does not seem to me that you are a philosopher when you observe the religion of the Jews.
6
"Before I begin to torture you, old man, I would advise you to save yourself by eating pork,
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for I respect your age and your gray hairs. Although you have had them for so long a time, it does not seem to me that you are a philosopher when you observe the religion of the Jews.
8
Why, when nature has granted it to us, should you abhor eating the very excellent meat of this animal?
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It is senseless not to enjoy delicious things that are not shameful, and wrong to spurn the gifts of nature.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.