This also happens to be the nuance that utilitarianism systematically neglects. The wisdom in this passage reflects a universal traditional wisdom about the folly of pursuing "self-interest" too avidly. Tim Bousquet wrote: >Despite the above-cited absurdities, Leviticus does >have some laws that make a lot of sense. My favorite >is 19:9: "Suppose you are harvesting your crops. Then >do not harvest all the way to the edges of your field. >And do not pick up the grain you missed. Do not go >over your vineyard a second time. Do not pick up the >grapes that have fallen to the ground. Leave them for >poor people and outsiders." Tom Walker Bowen Island, BC 604 947 2213
