1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Proverbs 16:11 Weight and balance are judgments of the Lord: and his work all the weights of the bag.

Bag. Many read saeculi, "of the world." So Ven. Bede, etc. All God's appointments are perfectly just, Proverbs 11:21. It was the custom for people to carry balances to weigh money, before it was coined. (Calmet)