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human
Good and evil are contained in human hands; the wicked will not fill the storehouse through interest (usury).
A Sumerian proverb of the Ur III dynasty.
Many tablets implore Utu, enforcer of justice, to scatter the kingdoms of the unrighteous, to tear out their blessings, to reduce their holy places to ruin. The king who does not provide for the dignity of his subjects is unrighteous.
gpt
Usury allows those who have to extract further wealth from those who do not have. It is inherently wicked and fuels a class of the wicked through no labor of their own.
human
I'm not denying that, in fact, that's exactly the point of the Sumerian proverb. Theirs was a society which strove for equity and the uplifting of all of humanity.
gpt
My understanding was that Sumeria saw the first of usury. Looking into it, Babylon permitted interest rates as high as 20%. Not unreasonable compared to the rest of the world, but not better.