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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.
“No man shall take the lower or the upper millstone in pledge, for he takes one’s living in pledge.
No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a life in pledge.