"HereI am; bearwitnessagainst me beforethe LORDand His anointed.Whoseoxhave I taken,or whosedonkeyhave I taken,or whomhave I defrauded?Whomhave I oppressed,or from whosehandhave I takena bribeto blindmy eyeswith it? I will restore[it] to you."
"For I have keptthe waysof the LORD,And have not actedwickedlyagainstmy God.
"Please,givebackto them this very daytheir fields,their vineyards,their olivegrovesand their houses,also the hundredth[part] of the moneyand of the grain,the newwineand the oilthat you are exactingfrom them."
He does not putout his moneyat interest,Nordoes he takea bribeagainstthe innocent.He who doesthesethingswill neverbe shaken.
"You shall not covetyour neighbor'shouse;you shall not covetyour neighbor'swifeor his maleservantor his femaleservantor his oxor his donkeyor anythingthat belongs to your neighbor."
"Ifwhathe stoleis actuallyfoundalivein his possession,whetheran oxora donkeyora sheep,he shall paydouble.
"You shall not takea bribe,for a bribeblindsthe clear-sightedand subvertsthe causeof the just.
He who profitsillicitlytroubleshis own house,But he who hatesbribeswill live.
then it shall be, whenhe sinsand becomesguilty,that he shall restorewhathe tookby robberyorwhathe gotby extortion,orthe depositwhichwas entrustedto him orthe lostthingwhichhe found,
oranythingabout whichhe sworefalsely;he shall makerestitutionfor it in fulland addto it one-fifthmore.He shall giveit to the one to whomit belongs on the day[he presents] his guiltoffering.
Then Mosesbecameveryangryand saidto the LORD,"Do not regardtheir offering!I have not takena singledonkeyfrom them, norhave I doneharmto anyof them."
They saidto Him, "Caesar's."ThenHe saidto them, "Thenrenderto Caesarthe things that are Caesar's;and to Godthe things that are God's."
Zaccheusstoppedand saidto the Lord,"Behold,Lord,halfof my possessionsI will giveto the poor,and ifI have defraudedanyoneof anything,I will give backfour times as much."
"I have covetedno one'ssilverorgoldorclothes.
Herefor thisthird timeI amreadyto cometo you, and I will not be a burdento you; for I do not seekwhat is yours,but you; for childrenare not responsibleto saveup for [their] parents,but parentsfor [their] children.
"You shall not distortjustice;you shall not be partial,and you shall not takea bribe,for a bribeblindsthe eyesof the wiseand pervertsthe wordsof the righteous.
You are witnesses,and [so is] God,howdevoutlyand uprightlyand blamelesslywe behavedtoward you believers;
For we nevercamewith flatteringspeech,as you know,norwith a pretextfor greed--Godis witness--
shepherdthe flockof Godamongyou, exercising oversightnot under compulsion,but voluntarily,accordingto [the will of] God;and not for sordid gain,but with eagerness;
Then Samueltookthe flaskof oil,pouredit on his head,kissedhim and said,"Has not the LORDanointedyou a ruleroverHis inheritance?
They said,"You have not defraudedus or oppressedus or takenanythingfrom anyman'shand."
He saidto them, "The LORDis witnessagainst you, and His anointedis witnessthisdaythat you have foundnothingin my hand."And they said,"[He is] witness."
But I will raiseup for Myself a faithfulpriestwho will doaccording to whatis in My heartand in My soul;and I will buildhim an enduringhouse,and he will walkbeforeMy anointedalways.
"Now, my father,see!Indeed,seethe edgeof your robein my hand!For in that I cutoffthe edgeof your robeand did not killyou, knowand perceivethat thereis noevilor rebellionin my hands,and I have not sinnedagainst you, though you are lyingin waitfor my lifeto takeit.
So he saidto his men,"Farbe it from me becauseof the LORDthat I should dothisthingto my lord,the LORD'Sanointed,to stretchout my handagainst him, sincehe is the LORD'Sanointed."
Davidpersuadedhis menwith [these] wordsand did not allowthem to riseup againstSaul.And Saularose,leftthe cave,and wenton [his] way.
"The LORDforbidthat I should stretchout my handagainst the LORD'Sanointed;but nowpleasetakethe spearthat is at his headand the jugof water,and let us go."
But Davidsaidto Abishai,"Do not destroyhim, for whocan stretchout his handagainst the LORD'Sanointedand be withoutguilt?"
