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No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
“Do not take a pair of grindstones or even the upper millstone as security for a debt, because that is like taking a life as security.
“No one shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge, for that would be taking a life in pledge.
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
“No one shall seize a handmill or an upper millstone as a pledge for a loan, since he would be seizing the debtor’s means of life as a pledge.
Do not take a pair of millstones—not even the upper one—as security for a debt, because that would be taking a person’s livelihood as security.
“It is wrong to take a set of millstones, or even just the upper millstone, as security for a loan, for the owner uses it to make a living.
No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a life in pledge.