Exodus 22:21-23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
21 You shall not wrong any widow or orphan. 22 If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me, I will surely listen to their cry. 23 My wrath will flare up, and I will kill you with the sword; then your own wives will be widows, and your children orphans.
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Leviticus 19:32
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32 Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the old, and fear your God. I am the Lord.
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