In an effort to stem recurrent debt crises, traditional societies embraced the “Law of Jubilee,” a ceremonial wiping clean of the slate. “The Law of Jubilee,” writes Graeber, “stipulated that all debts be automatically canceled ‘in the Sabbath year’ (that is, after seven years had passed), and that all who languished in bondage owing to such debts would be released.”
为了防止债务危机反覆，传统社会采取了“禧年法”（Law of Jubilee）——将石板清洗干净的仪式。格雷柏写道，“禧年法规定，所有债务都在‘安息年’（Sabbath year，即七年后）自动清除，所有因为这类债务而饱受煎熬的人都应被释放。”滚动禧年及时地提醒我们，这一社会生活的最古老法则至今仍然重要。