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

11 ‘“Do not steal.

‘“Do not lie.

‘“Do not deceive one another.

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

13 ‘“Do not defraud or rob your neighbour.

‘“Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.

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

15 ‘“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favouritism to the great, but judge your neighbour fairly.

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

‘“Do not do anything that endangers your neighbour’s life. I am the Lord.

17 ‘“Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbour frankly so that you will not share in their guilt.

18 ‘“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbour as yourself. I am the Lord.

19 ‘“Keep my decrees.

‘“Do not mate different kinds of animals.

‘“Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.

‘“Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.

20 ‘“If a man sleeps with a female slave who is promised to another man but who has not been ransomed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment.[a] Yet they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.

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