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If you need food to eat or water to drink, pay them for it.

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You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’”

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17 Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable.

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17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil.(A) Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.(B)

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The Golden Rule

12 “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.

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12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,(A) for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.(B)

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28 Sell us food to eat and water to drink, and we will pay for it. All we want is permission to pass through your land. 29 The descendants of Esau who live in Seir allowed us to go through their country, and so did the Moabites, who live in Ar. Let us pass through until we cross the Jordan into the land the Lord our God is giving us.’

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28 Sell us food to eat(A) and water to drink for their price in silver. Only let us pass through on foot(B) 29 as the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, did for us—until we cross the Jordan into the land the Lord our God is giving us.”

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19 The Israelites answered, “We will stay on the main road. If our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. Just let us pass through your country. That’s all we ask.”

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19 The Israelites replied:

“We will go along the main road, and if we or our livestock(A) drink any of your water, we will pay for it.(B) We only want to pass through on foot—nothing else.”

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For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you. We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you.

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For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example.(A) We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked(B) night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

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