• m0darn@lemmy.ca
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    8 hours ago

    Right I get that, but the underlying value that the prohibitions are designed around is promoting humility and preventing vanity.

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      7 hours ago

      If the jewelery was given as a gift in good will, it would be worse to reject it or to accept it and never use it.