He who stealsmust stealno longer;but ratherhe must labor,performingwith his ownhandswhat is good,sothat he will have[something] to sharewith onewho hasneed.
Teachme what I do not see;IfI have doneiniquity,I will not doit again'?
"You shall not steal.
"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."
"He who kidnapsa man,whether he sellshim or he is foundin his possession,shall surelybe putto death.
Wealth[obtained] by frauddwindles,But the one who gathersby laborincreases[it].
In alllaborthere is profit,But meretalk[leads] onlyto poverty.
Alldaylong he is craving,While the righteousgivesand does not holdback.
He who concealshis transgressionswill not prosper,But he who confessesand forsakes[them] will findcompassion.
That I not be fulland deny[You] and say,"Whois the LORD?"Or that I not be in wantand steal,And profanethe nameof my God.
She extendsher handto the poor,And she stretchesout her handsto the needy.
"Will you steal,murder,and commitadulteryand swearfalsely,and offersacrificesto Baaland walkafterothergodsthat you have not known,
[There is] swearing,deception,murder,stealingand adultery.They employviolence,so that bloodshedfollowsbloodshed.
Then he saidto me, "Thisis the cursethat is goingforthoverthe faceof the wholeland;surelyeveryonewho stealswill be purgedaway according to the writing on oneside,and everyonewho swearswill be purgedaway according to the writing on the other side.
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."
"Thereforebearfruitsin keepingwith repentance,and do not beginto sayto yourselves,We haveAbrahamfor our father,'for I sayto you that from thesestonesGodis ableto raiseup childrento Abraham.
Nowhe saidthis,not becausehe was concernedaboutthe poor,but becausehe was a thief,and as he hadthe money box,he used to pilferwhat was putinto it.
For somewere supposing,becauseJudashadthe money box,that Jesuswas sayingto him, "Buythe things we haveneedof for the feast";or else,that he should givesomethingto the poor.
contributingto the needsof the saints,practicinghospitality.
and we toil,workingwith our ownhands;when we are reviled,we bless;when we are persecuted,we endure;
For ifthe readinessis present,it is acceptableaccordingto what [a person] has,not accordingto what he does not have.
that in a greatordealof afflictiontheir abundanceof joyand their deeppovertyoverflowedin the wealthof their liberality.
So then,whilewe haveopportunity,let us dogoodto all people,and especiallyto thosewho are of the householdof the faith.
[Instruct them] to do good,to be richin goodworks,to be generousand ready to share,
Our peoplemust alsolearnto engagein gooddeedsto meet pressingneeds,sothat they will not be unfruitful.
Thisis a trustworthystatement;and concerningthese thingsI wantyou to speak confidently,sothat thosewho have believedGodwill be carefulto engagein gooddeeds.These thingsare goodand profitablefor men.
