The Bible

 

Ezekiel 16:17

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17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and hast made to thyself images of men, and hast committed lewdness with them.

Commentary

 

Poor, maimed, halt, and blind

  

'The poor, maimed, lame, and blind,' as in Luke 14:21, signify the uninstructed Gentiles who nevertheless were leading good lives. (Arcana Coelestia 2336)