Graphic Bible · Scene 21 of 27

Exactly two adult men at plain ancient household table, older well-dressed householder and younger adult servant in modest linen seated together over simple meal, no child, shackles, text, formal adoption ceremony or caricature.
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Proverbs 29:21

The Pampered Slave

Justice, Reproof and the Fear of People · Proverbs 29

Story guide: Two adult men share a household table, leaving their relationship visible without claiming a formal change of status.

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21If a man pampers his servant from youth, the servant will become like a son in the end.

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