¹² And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep in his pledge. ^13 (A)You shall restore to him the pledge as the sun sets, that he may sleep in his cloak and ^(B)bless you. And ^(C)it shall be righteousness for you before the Lord your God.

¹⁴ “You shall not ^(D)oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns. ^15 (E)You shall give him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets (for he is poor and counts on it), ^(F)lest he cry against you to the Lord, and you be guilty of sin.

^17 (A)“You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, ^(B)or take a widow's garment in pledge,