Exodus 22:21-27

The Voice

²¹ Do not wrong or oppress any outsiders living among you, for there was a time when you lived as outsiders in the land of Egypt.

²² You must not take advantage of any widow or orphan. ²³ If you do oppress them and they cry out to Me, I will certainly hear them, ²⁴ and My wrath will be kindled. I will make sure you are slaughtered by your enemy’s sword, and your own wives and children will become widows and orphans.

²⁵ If you loan money to any of the poor among My people, do not treat them as borrowers and act as their creditors by charging interest. ²⁶ If your neighbor gives his coat to you as collateral, then be sure to give it back before night falls—even if he has not repaid you in full. ²⁷ You see that coat covers his body and may be his only protection against the cold. What do you think he would sleep in? When he calls out for Me, I will hear his cry. I am kind and compassionate as you should be when a fellow Israelite is in need.