1.At that time economic status was considered measure of the individual’s ability and talents.

Answer: At that time, the way to evaluate how capable and resourceful a person was was to see how much money he had made.

2.… the absence of worldly goods indicated a want of industrious habits and moral fiber.

Answer: A person was poor because he was lazy and not hard-working and lacked a sense of right and wrong.

3.It is not the work of slaves driven to their tasks either by the task, by the taskmaster, or by animal necessity.

Answer: The kind of work cannot be done by slaves who work because the work has to be done, because they are forced to work by slave-drivers or because they need to work in order to be fed and clothed.

4.… when the unjust measurement of human worth on the scale of dollars is eliminated.

Answer: … when the unfair practice of judging human value by the amount of money a person has is done away with.

5.He who hates does not know God, but he who has love has the key that unlocks the door to the meaning of ultimate reality.

Answer: Those who harbor hate in their hearts cannot grasp the teachings of God. Only those who have love can enjoy the ultimate happiness in Heaven.