The crumbs which fell from the rich man's table.

crumbs that have fallen off the table.

Crumbs falling from the tables of the rich in post-consumptious redistribution

It appears that the trustees have settled for crumbs at the table of the king. This amount represents an entitlement lower than what the legislation called for, particularly in times when the economy is robust. From a dollars perspective, this is not a good settlement from the Hawaiian point of view.

At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.