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# sufficiency

noun

«sufficiency» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

In Job, it means wealth or fullness that makes a person proud or leads him astray.

**Interpretation.** Elihu warns that having plenty can make a person forget God. The tradition reads this as a lesson to be humble.

### Meaning

Having enough, or a great abundance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sufficiency/#m1)

### Examples

- For beware of wrath, lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside. (Writings JOB.36.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sufficiency/#x1)
- In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; the hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him. (Writings JOB.20.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sufficiency/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sufficiency» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sufficiency/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sufficiency» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sufficiency.html) on Mova free.