Abhorring An Egyptian

Non abominaberis Aegyptium, eo quod fuisti incola in terra ejus. Quamvis enim mundo renuntiantes, id est, pristinam saeculi conversationem, vel concupiscentiam declinemus, tamen, dum praesentis saeculi necessitatibus subdimur, quasi Aegyptiam nationem nequaquam exstinguimus, licet ab ipsa quadam discretione separemur, non de superfluis cogitantes, sed, secundum Apostolum, victu quotidiano indumentoque contenti. Hoc enim singulariter mandabatur in lege: Non abominaberis Aegyptium. Sanctus Isidorus Hispalensis,Mysticorum Expositiones Sacramentorum Seu Quaestiones In Vetus Testamentum,In Deuteronomium Caput XI Source: Migne PL 83.363c

You shall not abhor an Egyptian, for you were a sojourner in his land. 1 Although renouncing the world, that is, the former way of life in the world, or casting off desire for it, however while we are under the sway of certain necessities of the present age we do not utterly extinguish the Egyptian nation, from which with a certain prudence we should separate ourselves, thinking not of needless things, but according to the Apostle being content with our daily food and covering. 2 For this particularly is commanded in the law, 'You shall not abhor an Egyptian.' Saint Isidore of Seville, Expositions of Sacred Mysteries or Questions on the Old Testament, On Deuteronomy, Chap 11 1 Deut 23.7 2 1 Tim 6.8