5-8 “When you sacrifice a Peace-Offering to God, do it as you’ve been taught so it is acceptable. Eat it on the day you sacrifice it and the day following. Whatever is left until the third day is to be burned up. If it is eaten on the third day it is polluted meat and not acceptable. Whoever eats it will be held responsible because he has violated what is holy to God. That person will be cut off from his people.

9-10 “When you harvest your land, don’t harvest right up to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings from the harvest. Don’t strip your vineyard bare or go back and pick up the fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am God, your God.

11 “Don’t steal.

“Don’t lie.

“Don’t deceive anyone.

12 “Don’t swear falsely using my name, violating the name of your God. I am God.

13 “Don’t exploit your friend or rob him.

“Don’t hold back the wages of a hired hand overnight.

14 “Don’t curse the deaf; don’t put a stumbling block in front of the blind; fear your God. I am God.

15 “Don’t pervert justice. Don’t show favoritism to either the poor or the great. Judge on the basis of what is right.

16 “Don’t spread gossip and rumors.

“Don’t just stand by when your neighbor’s life is in danger. I am God.

17 “Don’t secretly hate your neighbor. If you have something against him, get it out into the open; otherwise you are an accomplice in his guilt.

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Whoever eats it will be held responsible(A) because they have desecrated what is holy(B) to the Lord; they must be cut off from their people.(C)

“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges(D) of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.(E) 10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time(F) or pick up the grapes that have fallen.(G) Leave them for the poor and the foreigner.(H) I am the Lord your God.

11 “‘Do not steal.(I)

“‘Do not lie.(J)

“‘Do not deceive one another.(K)

12 “‘Do not swear falsely(L) by my name(M) and so profane(N) the name of your God. I am the Lord.

13 “‘Do not defraud or rob(O) your neighbor.(P)

“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker(Q) overnight.(R)

14 “‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,(S) but fear your God.(T) I am the Lord.

15 “‘Do not pervert justice;(U) do not show partiality(V) to the poor or favoritism to the great,(W) but judge your neighbor fairly.(X)

16 “‘Do not go about spreading slander(Y) among your people.

“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life.(Z) I am the Lord.

17 “‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart.(AA) Rebuke your neighbor frankly(AB) so you will not share in their guilt.

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