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Bread of deceit = Bread gained by deceit. Genitive of Origin. See App-17(2).
Bread. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), for all kinds of food.
deceit = lying. Hebrew. sheker. See note on Pro_11:18.
filled with gravel: or grit. See note on Gen_3:14, implying utmost disappointment. See App-19.