By adding a fine, what they did was communicate to the parents that their entire debt to the teachers had been discharged with the payment of 10 shekels, and that there was no residue of guilt or social concern that the parents owed the teachers.
Ao adicionar uma multa, o que fizeram foi comunicar aos pais que toda a sua dívida para com os educadores tinha sido perdoada com o pagamento dos 10 shekels, e que não havia vestígio de culpa ou de constrangimento social que os pais devessem aos professores.