[159] and in the fourth year he permits the fruit to be gathered, not for the enjoyment and use of man, but that the whole crop may be dedicated to God as the first-fruits, partly as a thank-offering for mercies already received, and partly from hope of good crops for the future, and of a revenue to be derived from the tree hereafter.
De Virtutibus. Philo Judaeus. Charles Duke Yonge (Translator). Medford, MA, USA. 2023.
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