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(): "weak and beggarly" rudiments; the elementary symbols of the law, powerless to justify, in contrast to the justifying power of faith (; ); beggarly, in contrast with the riches of the believer's inheritance in Christ (). The child (-3) under the law is "weak," not having attained manhood. "beggarly," not having attained the inheritance.