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'Tis I that call, remember Milo's end,
Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.
'Tis I that call, remember Milo's end,
Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done,
so shall it be done read more
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done,
so shall it be done to him;
Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath
caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
Frieth in his own grease.
Frieth in his own grease.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
Let the punishment be equal with the offence.
[Lat., Noxiae poena par esto.]
Let the punishment be equal with the offence.
[Lat., Noxiae poena par esto.]
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
Let the punishment fit the crime
Let the punishment fit the crime
The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose read more
The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. (Ruth 2:12)