Exodus 22:22-31 ▼

22 |You are not to mistreat any widow or orphan.

23 If you do mistreat them, they'll certainly cry out to me, and I'll immediately hear their cry.

24 And I'll be angry and will kill you with swords, and your wives will become widows and your children orphans.

25 |If you loan money to my people, to the poor among you, don't be like a creditor to them and don't impose interest on them.

26 If you take your neighbor's coat as collateral, you are to return it to him by sunset,

27 for it's his only covering; it's his outer garment, for what else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I'll hear him, for I am gracious.

28 |You are not to blaspheme God or curse a ruler of your people.

29 |You are not to hold back the fullness of your harvest and the outflow of your wine presses. You are to give to me the firstborn of your sons.

30 You are to do the same with your oxen and your sheep. They shall be with their mother for seven days and then on the eighth day you are to give them to me.

31 |You are to be people set apart for me. You are not to eat flesh torn apart in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.|