"Ifa manstealsan oxora sheepand slaughtersit orsellsit, he shall payfiveoxenfor the oxand foursheepfor the sheep.
"He must makerestitutionfor the lambfourfold,becausehe didthisthingand hadnocompassion."
"Or[if] it is knownthat the oxwas previouslyin the habitof goring,yet its ownerhas not confinedit, he shall surelypayoxfor ox,and the dead[animal] shall becomehis.
Where nooxenare, the mangeris clean,But muchrevenue[comes] by the strengthof the ox.
But when he is found,he must repaysevenfold;He must giveallthe substanceof his house.
"Alsoon your skirtsis foundThe lifebloodof the innocentpoor;You did not findthem breakingin. But in spiteof allthesethings,
[if a] wickedmanrestoresa pledge,paysbackwhathe has takenby robbery,walksby the statuteswhich ensure lifewithoutcommittinginiquity,he shall surelylive;he shall not die.
then he shall confesshis sinswhichhe has committed,and he shall makerestitutionin fullfor his wrongand addto it one-fifthof it, and give[it] to him whomhe has wronged.
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."
