"Whenyou enteryour neighbor'svineyard,then you may eatgrapesuntil you are fullysatisfied,but you shall not putany in your basket.
"Offerto Goda sacrificeof thanksgivingAnd payyour vowsto the MostHigh;
I shall comeinto Your housewith burntofferings;I shall payYou my vows,
It is a trapfor a manto sayrashly,"It is holy!"And afterthe vowsto makeinquiry.
"Speakto the sonsof Israeland sayto them, 'Whena manmakesa difficultvow,he [shall be valued] according to your valuationof personsbelonging to the LORD.
contributingto the needsof the saints,practicinghospitality.
FOR THE EARTHIS THE LORD'S,AND ALL IT CONTAINS.
"You shall be carefulto performwhatgoesout from your lips,justas you have voluntarilyvowedto the LORDyour God,whatyou have promised.
"Whenyou enteryour neighbor'sstandinggrain,then you may pluckthe headswith your hand,but you shall not wielda sicklein your neighbor'sstandinggrain.
[Make sure that] your characteris free from the love of money,being contentwith what you have;for He Himselfhas said,"I WILL NEVERDESERTYOU, NORWILL I EVERFORSAKEYOU,"
The sonsof Israeldid not strikethem becausethe leadersof the congregationhad swornto them by the LORDthe Godof Israel.And the wholecongregationgrumbledagainstthe leaders.
