¹⁵ Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor^(A) and are counting on it.^(B) Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.^(C)

¹³ “‘Do not defraud or rob^(A) your neighbor.^(B)

“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker^(C) overnight.^(D)

⁴ Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers^(A) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries^(B) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.^(C)

⁹ Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts,^(A) is near,” so that you do not show ill will^(B) toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.^(C)

²³ If you do and they cry out^(A) to me, I will certainly hear their cry.^{(B) 24} My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.^(C)