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Doctrine & Covenants > Section 42
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Questions
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Verse 42
- If this verse doesn’t refer to the idle poor (see the lexical notes), to whom does it refer? In the early nineteenth century and in earlier times, what kinds of people would have been idle?
- if this verse doesn’t refer to the idle poor, to whom does it refer? In the early nineteenth century and in earlier times, what kinds of people would have been idle? How might we “translate” the meaning of this scripture for our own understanding and circumstances? (To see a warning to the poor, see D&C 56:17.)
Lexical notes
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Exegesis
According to the 1828 Websters, "idle" meant "unemployed" as well as "slothful."
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