This passage seems to relate back to the idea of cancelling all loans and debts after seven years, because the amount of money I imagine people were borrowing back then could easily be repaid in seven years time as long as they made the effort to do so. Also the theme of instilling the fear of God in someone is frequent in this aspect as well, and was probably the only means of persuasion other than death.

After reading this passage, the question I had was: what if for seven years there was terrible environmental conditions and you had been struggling even with having a servant? I know that may seem ridiculous, but kind of reminds me of our current tax system where lower and middle class Americans are required to pay their fair share, and some of the wealthiest Americans can afford to find ways around paying taxes while still remaining technically legal.

I find it interesting how this passage indirectly suggests the idea of karma as being a motivating aspect in order to support the idea of following through with abandoning loans every seven years. This also goes along with what we were discussing in class about how the "fear of God" was a primary motivator in the actions of people back then, and not so much anymore.