¥Lazarus: short for Eleazar, ÒGod is my helpÓ; a hint re/
his trust?
¥Beggar: laid at rich manÕs gate, presumably a good
location for charity
¥Covered w/ sores: disease,
malnutrition?
¥Longed
for scraps: didnÕt get them?
¥Dogs licked his sores: his only friends?
Added
to his misery?