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The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, And lose your good words.
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The Sickness of False Welcome
Commentators explain that this verse describes a visceral, physical reaction to insincere hospitality. When you realize a host is stingy or resents your presence, the meal you've eaten becomes sickening. The feeling is so disagreeable that you wish you could vomit it up, purging yourself of the false generosity you accepted.
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19th Century
Anglican
Shalt thou vomit up. —You will be disgusted at having partaken of hospitality which was not freely offered to you.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The morsel [which] you have eaten, you shall vomit up It shall turn in your stomach, you shall not be able to keep it, wh…
Presbyterian
Do not make yourself burdensome to anyone, especially those not sincere. When we are called by God to his feast, and to let our souls delight thems…
