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30 Men don’t despise a thief
    if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry;
31 but if he is found, he shall restore seven times.
    He shall give all the wealth of his house.

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30 Excuses might be found for a thief
    who steals because he is starving.
31 But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,
    even if he has to sell everything in his house.

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30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
    to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,(A)
    though it costs him all the wealth of his house.

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22 Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor;
    and don’t crush the needy in court;

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22 Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
    or exploit the needy in court.

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Saying 2

22 Do not exploit the poor(A) because they are poor
    and do not crush the needy in court,(B)

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24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,”
    is a partner with a destroyer.

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24 Anyone who steals from his father and mother
    and says, “What’s wrong with that?”
    is no better than a murderer.

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24 Whoever robs their father or mother(A)
    and says, “It’s not wrong,”
    is partner to one who destroys.(B)

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24 Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul.
    He takes an oath, but dares not testify.

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24 If you assist a thief, you only hurt yourself.
    You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify.

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24 The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;
    they are put under oath and dare not testify.(A)

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“Two things I have asked of you.
    Don’t deny me before I die.
Remove far from me falsehood and lies.
    Give me neither poverty nor riches.
    Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’
    or lest I be poor, and steal,
    and so dishonor the name of my God.

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O God, I beg two favors from you;
    let me have them before I die.
First, help me never to tell a lie.
    Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
    Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?”
    And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.

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“Two things I ask of you, Lord;
    do not refuse me before I die:
Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
    give me neither poverty nor riches,
    but give me only my daily bread.(A)
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown(B) you
    and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’(C)
Or I may become poor and steal,
    and so dishonor the name of my God.(D)

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