Ifyou makea sale,moreover, to your friendorbuyfrom your friend'shand,you shall not wrongoneanother.
Then Asawas angrywith the seerand puthim in prison,for he was enragedat him for this.And Asaoppressedsomeof the peopleat the sametime.
To vindicatethe orphanand the oppressed,So that manwho is of the earthwill nolongercauseterror.
He who oppressesthe poortauntshis Maker,But he who is graciousto the needyhonorsHim.
He who shutshis earto the cryof the poorWill alsocryhimselfand not be answered.
He who oppressesthe poorto makemorefor himself Or who givesto the rich,[will] only[come to] poverty.
A leaderwho is a greatoppressorlacksunderstanding,[But] he who hatesunjustgainwill prolong[his] days.
A poormanwho oppressesthe lowlyIs [like] a drivingrainwhich leavesnofood.
He who increaseshis wealthby interestand usuryGathersit for him who is graciousto the poor.
Ifyou seeoppressionof the poorand denialof justiceand righteousnessin the province,do not be shockedat the sight;for one officialwatchesoveranother official,and there are higherofficialsoverthem.
Learnto dogood;Seekjustice,Reprovethe ruthless,Defendthe orphan,Pleadfor the widow.
He who walksrighteouslyand speakswith sincerity,He who rejectsunjustgainAnd shakeshis handssothat they holdnobribe;He who stopshis earsfrom hearingabout bloodshedAnd shutshis eyesfrom lookingupon evil;
For the vineyardof the LORDof hostsis the houseof IsraelAnd the menof JudahHis delightfulplant.Thus He lookedfor justice,but behold,bloodshed;For righteousness,but behold,a cryof distress.
"Is thisnot the fastwhich I choose,To loosenthe bondsof wickedness,To undothe bandsof the yoke,And to letthe oppressedgofreeAnd breakeveryyoke?
"But your eyesand your heartAre [intent] onlyupon your own dishonestgain,And on sheddinginnocentbloodAnd on practicingoppressionand extortion."
"They have treatedfatherand motherlightlywithin you. The alienthey have oppressedin your midst;the fatherlessand the widowthey have wrongedin you.
You shall not oppressyour neighbor,norrob[him]. The wagesof a hiredmanare not to remainwith you all nightuntilmorning.
Corresponding to the numberof yearsafterthe jubilee,you shall buyfrom your friend;he is to sellto you according to the numberof yearsof crops.
So you shall not wrongoneanother,but you shall fearyour God;for I am the LORDyour God.
Concerningevil,both handsdoit well.The princeasks,also the judge,for a bribe,And a greatmanspeaksthe desireof his soul;So they weaveit together.
[Some] soldierswere questioninghim, saying,"And [what about] us, whatshall we do?"And he saidto them, "Do not take moneyfrom anyoneby force,oraccuse [anyone] falsely,and be contentwith your wages."
On the contrary,you yourselveswrongand defraud.[You do] thisevento [your] brethren.
The sonsof Israelcriedto the LORD;for he had ninehundredironchariots,and he oppressedthe sonsof Israelseverelyfor twentyyears.
