"They cause [the poor] to goabout nakedwithoutclothing,And they takeawaythe sheavesfrom the hungry.
"Withinthe wallsthey produceoil;They treadwinepressesbut thirst.
"Others snatchthe orphanfrom the breast,And againstthe poorthey takea pledge.
IfI have eatenits fruitwithoutmoney,Or have caused its ownersto losetheir lives,
"Ifhe is a poorman,you shall not sleepwith his pledge.
"Whenyou reapyour harvestin your fieldand have forgottena sheafin the field,you shall not gobackto getit; it shall be for the alien,for the orphan,and for the widow,in orderthat the LORDyour Godmay blessyou in allthe workof your hands.
Behold,the payof the laborerswho mowedyour fields,[and] which has been withheldby you, criesout [against you]; and the outcryof thosewho did the harvestinghas reachedthe earsof the Lordof Sabaoth.
