<p>16:21 <i>Desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores</i>- &quot;Desiring&quot; continues the linkage with the prodigal parable, where the prodigal 'desired' to be fed with pig food (15:16 s.w.). The rich man should have invited Lazarus to his feast just as the Lord invited sinners to his. And the same word is used of the Gentile woman who wanted to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the table of orthodox Jewry (Mt. 15:27).</p>