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@fuat2mb Ok, I'll bite as those verses seem to imply predatory lending—what we might observe in the modern day as pay-day loans or loan sharks. I would agree that this is robbery.

But interest serves a purpose nevertheless. A dollar today is worth more than a dollar one year from now, most would agree. And there are many instances where my neighbour might benefit from a dollar today and I might not need my dollar until next year, and so we strike a fair deal that benefits both parties.