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Deuteronomy 24:6, 10-13, 17-21

Deuteronomy 24:6 NCV

If someone owes you something, do not take his two stones for grinding grain—not even the upper one—in place of what he owes, because this is how the person makes a living.

Deuteronomy 24:10-13 NCV

When you make a loan to your neighbors, don’t go into their homes to get something in place of it. Stay outside and let them go in and get what they promised you. If a poor person gives you a coat to show he will pay the loan back, don’t keep it overnight. Give the coat back at sunset, because your neighbor needs that coat to sleep in, and he will be grateful to you. And the LORD your God will see that you have done a good thing.

Deuteronomy 24:17-21 NCV

Do not be unfair to a foreigner or an orphan. Don’t take a widow’s coat to make sure she pays you back. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God saved you from there. That is why I am commanding you to do this. When you are gathering your harvest in the field and leave behind a bundle of grain, don’t go back and get it. Leave it there for foreigners, orphans, and widows so that the LORD your God can bless everything you do. When you beat your olive trees to knock the olives off, don’t beat the trees a second time. Leave what is left for foreigners, orphans, and widows. When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, don’t pick the vines a second time. Leave what is left for foreigners, orphans, and widows.

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