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15 On each day you shall pay the servant’s wages before the sun goes down, since the servant is poor and is counting on them. Otherwise the servant will cry to the Lord against you, and you will be held guilty.(A)

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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)

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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.

24 (A)If you lend money to my people, the poor among you, you must not be like a money lender; you must not demand interest from them.

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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)

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27 You shall not despise God,[a] nor curse a leader of your people.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 22:27 Despise God: a turning away from God’s authority and so failing to honor God (cf. 1 Sm 2:30).

27 because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in?(A) When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.(B)

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