"For you have takenpledgesof your brotherswithoutcause,And strippedmen naked.
"They driveawaythe donkeysof the orphans;They takethe widow'soxfor a pledge.
"They spendthe nightnaked,withoutclothing,And havenocoveringagainst the cold.
BecauseI deliveredthe poorwho criedfor help,And the orphanwho had nohelper.
"Ifyou evertakeyour neighbor'scloakas a pledge,you are to returnit to him beforethe sunsets,
oppressesthe poorand needy,commitsrobbery,does not restorea pledge,but liftsup his eyesto the idols[and] commitsabomination,
or oppressanyone,or retaina pledge,or commitrobbery,[but] he giveshis breadto the hungryand coversthe nakedwith clothing,
if a mandoes not oppressanyone, but restoresto the debtorhis pledge,does not commitrobbery,[but] giveshis breadto the hungryand coversthe nakedwith clothing,
"On garmentstakenas pledgesthey stretchout besideeveryaltar,And in the houseof their Godthey drinkthe wineof those who have been fined.
"Noone shall takea handmillor an uppermillstonein pledge,for he would be takinga lifein pledge.
