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."
"He must makerestitutionfor the lambfourfold,becausehe didthisthingand hadnocompassion."
How blessedis he who considersthe helpless;The LORDwill deliverhim in a dayof trouble.
"You shall not bearfalse~witnessagainst your neighbor.
But when he is found,he must repaysevenfold;He must giveallthe substanceof his house.
[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.
"But givethat which is withinas charity,and thenall thingsare cleanfor you.
"Sellyour possessionsand giveto charity;makeyourselvesmoney beltswhich do not wearout, an unfailingtreasurein heaven,wherenothiefcomes nearnormothdestroys.
"And I sayto you, makefriendsfor yourselvesby meansof the wealthof unrighteousness,sothat whenit fails,they will receiveyou into the eternaldwellings.
When they sawit, they all[began] to grumble,saying,"He has goneto be the guestof a manwho is a sinner."
When the Lordsawher, He felt compassionfor her, and saidto her, "Do not weep."
Summoningtwoof his disciples,Johnsentthem to the Lord,saying,"Are You the ExpectedOne, ordo we lookfor someone else?"
"HereI am; bearwitnessagainst me beforethe LORDand His anointed.Whoseoxhave I taken,or whosedonkeyhave I taken,or whomhave I defrauded?Whomhave I oppressed,or from whosehandhave I takena bribeto blindmy eyeswith it? I will restore[it] to you."
