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and do not defraud people in their goods, do not diminish anything of what is due to them, and do not be degenerate in the earth, seeking corruption, by killing or otherwise ([ta'thaw, 'degenerate'] derives from 'athiya, meaning afsada, 'to corrupt'; mufsidīna, 'seeking corruption', is a circumstantial qualifier emphasising the import of its operator [ta'thaw]).