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744 B
744 B
General Information
Scripture frequently uses the imagery of farming in reference to spiritual matters. The statement "You have sown much seed, but bring in little harvest" indicates that they had done a lot but have very little to show for it. The ULB sets poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text.
bring in little
"harvest little" or "bring in only a small crop"
but cannot get drunk
There is not enough wine to satisfy the people's thirst and not nearly enough for drunkenness. The reader should understand that the text is not calling drunkenness a good thing.
the wage earner earns money only to put it into a bag full of holes
"the money the worker earns is gone before he finishes buying everything he needs".