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- "The richª and poorª° meet together:ª° the LORDª [is] the makerª° of them all.¹" {Prv 22:2} + "If¹ thou lendª° moneyª to [any of]¹ my peopleª [that is]¹ poorª by¹ thee, thou shalt not¹ be¹ to him as an usurer,ª° neither¹ shalt thou layª° upon¹ him usury.ª ... If¹ thou at all²° take²° thy neighbour's² raiment² to pledge,ª°¹¹ thou shalt deliverª° it unto him by² that¹ the sunª goeth down:ª°" {Exd 22:25-26} + "And if¹ thy brotherª be waxen poor,ª° and fallen in decayª°¹ with¹ thee;² then thou shalt relieveª° him: [yea, though he be] a stranger,ª or a sojourner;ª that he may live²¹ with¹ thee. ... Thou shalt not¹ giveª° him¹ thy moneyª upon usury,ª nor¹ lendª° him thy victualsª for increase.ª" {Lev 25:35-37} + "Yet now¹ our fleshª [is] as the fleshª of our brethren,ª our childrenª as their children:ª and, lo,¹ we¹ bring into bondageª°¹ our sonsª and our daughtersª to be servants,ª and [some] of our daughtersª¹ areª brought unto bondageª° [already]: neither¹ [is it] in our powerªª [to redeem them]; for other¹ men² have our landsª and vineyards.ª ... Then I consultedª° with¹ myself,ª and I rebukedª°¹ the nobles,ª and the rulers,ª and saidª° unto them, Ye¹ exactª°°°²°² usury,ª every oneª of his brother.ª And I setª° a greatª assemblyª against¹ them." {Neh 5:5-7}
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