Question

Why did the king want to punish the
merchant?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The king wanted to punish the merchant because the wall of his house and it fell on the thief killing him. Since the merchant had inherited his father's wealth he inherited his sins too therefore, he should be punished.

Answer 2

ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜɴɪsʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇʀᴄʜᴀɴᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ʜɪs ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ғᴇʟʟ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪᴇғ ᴋɪʟʟɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ. sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇʀᴄʜᴀɴᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ɪɴʜᴇʀɪᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴡᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ʜᴇ ɪɴʜᴇʀɪᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪs sɪɴs ᴛᴏᴏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴘᴜɴɪsʜᴇᴅ.

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