"But that slavewentout and foundoneof his fellow slaveswhoowedhim a hundreddenarii;and he seizedhim and [began] to choke[him], saying,'Pay backwhatyou owe.'
As for the peoplesof the landwho bringwaresor anygrainon the sabbathdayto sell,we will not buyfrom them on the sabbathor a holyday;and we will forego[the crops] the seventhyearand the exactionof everydebt.
I consultedwith myself and contendedwith the noblesand the rulersand saidto them, "You are exactingusury,eachfrom his brother!"Therefore, I helda greatassemblyagainstthem.
A poormanwho oppressesthe lowlyIs [like] a drivingrainwhich leavesnofood.
Whyhave we fastedand You do not see?[Why] have we humbledourselvesand You do not notice?'Behold,on the dayof your fastyou find[your] desire,And drivehardallyour workers.
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Enough,you princesof Israel;putawayviolenceand destruction,and practicejusticeand righteousness.Stopyour expropriationsfrom My people,"declaresthe LordGOD.
"And the lordof that slavefelt compassionand releasedhim and forgavehim the debt.
"Sohis fellow slavefell[to the ground] and [began] to pleadwith him, saying,'Have patiencewith me and I will repayyou.'
"When he had agreedwith the laborersfor a denariusfor the day,he sentthem into his vineyard.
"For thisperfumemighthave been soldfor overthree hundreddenarii,and [the money] givento the poor."And they were scoldingher.
But He answeredthem, "You givethem [something] to eat!"And they saidto Him, "Shall we goand spendtwo hundreddenariion breadand givethem [something] to eat?"
"On the next dayhe tookout twodenariiand gavethem to the innkeeperand said,'Take careof him; and whatevermore you spend,whenI returnI will repayyou.'
"A moneylenderhadtwodebtors:oneowedfive hundreddenarii,and the otherfifty.
PhilipansweredHim, "Two hundreddenariiworth of breadis not sufficientfor them, for everyoneto receivea little."
"Thisis the mannerof remission:everycreditorshall releasewhathe has loanedto his neighbor;he shall not exactit of his neighborand his brother,becausethe LORD'Sremissionhas been proclaimed.
