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13 You must give his security back to him every evening. Then he will have clothes to sleep in. He will bless you, and the Lord your God will accept this as living right and doing good.

14 “You must not cheat a hired servant who is poor and needy. It does not matter if he is an Israelite or if he is a foreigner living in one of your cities. 15 Give him his pay every day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on the money. If you don’t pay him, he will complain against you to the Lord, and you will be guilty of sin.

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13 Return their cloak by sunset(A) so that your neighbor may sleep in it.(B) Then they will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the Lord your God.(C)

14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.(D) 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor(E) and are counting on it.(F) Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.(G)

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