Leviticus 25:4
Douay-Rheims
But in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath to the land, of the resting of the Lord: thou shalt not sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
Clement of Alexandria
So do we now understand how the law educates us in piety, sharing, justice and humanity? Well? Does it not enjoin that the land lie fallow through the seventh year and invites the poor not to be afraid to use any crops that grow by God's grace, nature acting as farmer for any who will?
Source details
A.D. 215 · on Lev 25:4 (The Stromata Book 2)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.