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Ye have made yourselves a god of gold and silver;
And from the idolater how differ ye,
Save that he one, and ye a hundred worship?
What does 'hundred' mean here? Are they referring to a bank note of value 100? It is said that the sinners 'they' worship "a hundred", what exactly is this hundred?
What is the ulterior meaning of this stanza (if at all)?
This is from the Longfellow translation
(My apologies if this isn't the most suitable subreddit to post such a question to.)
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