Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

הֹ֣וי הָאֹמְרִ֥ים לָרַ֛ע טֹ֖וב וְלַטֹּ֣וב רָ֑ע שָׂמִ֨ים חֹ֤שֶׁךְ לְאֹור֙ וְאֹ֣ור לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ שָׂמִ֥ים מַ֛ר לְמָתֹ֖וק וּמָתֹ֥וק לְמָֽר׃ ס

Isaiah 5:20

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Good and evil Moral confusion Morality

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

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681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 5:20).

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Thrasymachus. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

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Thrasymachus. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter.

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681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 53:7).

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Matthew 6:33

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Classical antiquity
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 6:33).

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Thou shalt not steal.

God

Exodus 20:15

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God
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Exodus The Bible
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Scripture
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Religious literature
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Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
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Classical antiquity
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 20:15).