Sacred Concord

Deuteronomy 16:3

Bible · translated by King James Version

Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.
Deuteronomy 16:3 · Bible · Deuteronomy

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Suffering in other traditions

The same theme, as Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Taoism address it.

The evil-doer suffers in this world, and he suffers in the next; he suffers in both. He suffers when he thinks of the evil he has done; he suffers more when going on the evil path.
Dhp 1.17 · Dhammapada · The Twin-Verses
I will console this afflicted girl of face like the full moon, and suffering distress that she had never before endured, and ever meditating on her lord.’
Mbh 3.68.1c · Mahabharata · VANA PARVA
Relent not in pursuit of the enemy. If ye are suffering, lo! they suffer even as ye suffer and ye hope from Allah that for which they cannot hope. Allah is ever Knower, Wise.
Quran 4:104 · Quran · Women
The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors. It is through this that they suffer famine.
Tao Te Ching 75.1 · Tao Te Ching

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