Luke 16:21. And desiring to be filled, etc. Some think he did not even obtain this desire, and thus heighten the negligence of the rich man.

The crumbs which fell, lit, ‘the things which fell;' the best authorities omitting ‘crumbs.' These would scarcely satisfy him ; in any case the rich man gave himself no concern about the matter.

Yea, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The dogs sought the same portion, but even they alleviated his pain by licking his sores. It is a mistake to suppose that they heightened his misery by licking his sores, nor is there any proof that they snapped up what he wished to obtain. The pity of the wild and masterless dogs is contrasted with the indifference of the rich man.

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