"Noone shall takea handmillor an uppermillstonein pledge,for he would be takinga lifein pledge.
"Now,therefore, when I cometo your servantmy father,and the ladis not with us, since his lifeis boundup in the lad's life,
"For you have takenpledgesof your brotherswithoutcause,And strippedmen naked.
"Twowomen [will be] grindingat the mill;onewill be takenand onewill be left.
ThenHe saidto them, "Beware,and be on your guardagainstevery formof greed;for not [even] whenonehas an abundancedoes his lifeconsistof his possessions."
"Whenyou besiegea citya longtime,to makewaragainstit in order to captureit, you shall not destroyits treesby swingingan axeagainstthem; for you may eatfrom them, and you shall not cutthem down.For is the treeof the fielda man,that it should be besiegedby you?
"Whena mantakesa newwife,he shall not goout with the armynorbe chargedwith anyduty;he shall be freeat homeoneyearand shall givehappinessto his wifewhomhe has taken.
"Ifa manis caughtkidnappinganyof his countrymenof the sonsof Israel,and he dealswith him violentlyor sellshim, then that thiefshall die;so you shall purgethe evilfrom amongyou.
"And the soundof harpistsand musiciansand flute-playersand trumpeterswill not be heardin you anylonger;and nocraftsmanof anycraftwill be foundin you any longer;and the soundof a millwill not be heardin you any longer;
