Standards of Righteous Behavior

⁵ “If a person is righteous, and practices what’s lawful and right, ⁶ if he doesn’t eat at mountain shrines, and doesn’t look to the idols that have been erected in Israel’s house, if he doesn’t defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her time of menstrual separation, ⁷ if he doesn’t oppress anyone, but instead returns the debtor’s security for his debt, if he doesn’t rob anyone, but instead shares his food with the hungry and gives clothes to those who are naked, ⁸ if he doesn’t lend with usury or exact interest, but instead refuses to participate in^[a] what is unjust, if he administers true justice between people,^{[b] 9} if he lives his life^[c] consistent with my statutes and keeps my ordinances by practicing what’s true, then he’s righteous and will certainly live,” declares the Lord God.