"You may chargeinterestto a foreigner,but to your countrymenyou shall not chargeinterest,sothat the LORDyour Godmay blessyou in allthat you undertakein the landwhichyou are about to enterto possess.
I consultedwith myself and contendedwith the noblesand the rulersand saidto them, "You are exactingusury,eachfrom his brother!"Therefore, I helda greatassemblyagainstthem.
He does not putout his moneyat interest,Nordoes he takea bribeagainstthe innocent.He who doesthesethingswill neverbe shaken.
and My angerwill be kindled,and I will killyou with the sword,and your wivesshall becomewidowsand your childrenfatherless.
"Ifyou lendmoneyto My people,to the pooramongyou, you are not to actas a creditorto him; you shall not chargehim interest.
One who is graciousto a poormanlendsto the LORD,And He will repayhim for his gooddeed.
"Ifyou consentand obey,You will eatthe bestof the land;
And the peoplewill be like the priest,the servantlike his master,the maidlike her mistress,the buyerlike the seller,the lenderlike the borrower,the creditorlike the debtor.
if he does not lend[money] on interestor takeincrease,[if] he keepshis handfrom iniquity[and] executestrue~justicebetweenmanand man,
Do not takeusuriousinterestfrom him, but revereyour God,that your countrymanmay livewith you.
and you will be blessed,sincethey do not have[the means] to repayyou; for you will be repaidat the resurrectionof the righteous."
Therefore,my belovedbrethren,be steadfast,immovable,alwaysaboundingin the workof the Lord,knowingthat your toilis not [in] vainin the Lord.
"You shall not eatanythingwhichdies[of itself]. You may giveit to the alienwhois in your town,so that he may eatit, oryou may sellit to a foreigner,for you are a holypeopleto the LORDyour God.You shall not boila younggoatin its mother'smilk.
"You shall generouslygiveto him, and your heartshall not be grievedwhen you giveto him, becausefor thisthingthe LORDyour Godwill blessyou in allyour workand in allyour undertakings.
"From a foreigneryou may exact[it], but your handshall releasewhateverof yours is with your brother.
"The LORDwill openfor you His goodstorehouse,the heavens,to giverainto your landin its seasonand to blessallthe workof your hand;and you shall lendto manynations,but you shall not borrow.
