If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter, for one official is eyed by a higher one, and there are officials over them.
You must not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the foreigners who are in your land within your gates.
“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you, then you are to support him. He is to live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.