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- "Thou shalt not¹ defraudª°¹ thy neighbour,ª neither¹ robª° [him]: the wagesª of him that is hiredª shall not¹ abide²° with thee all night¹¹ until¹ the morning.ª" {Lev 19:13} + "And if¹ thy brotherª [that dwelleth] by¹ thee be waxen poor,ª° and be soldª° unto thee; thou shalt not¹ compel²° him to serve²¹ as a bondservant:ª¹ ... And ye shall take them as an inheritanceª°¹ for your childrenª afterª you, to inheritª° [them for] a possession;ª they shall be your bondmenª° for ever:ª but over your brethrenª the childrenª of Israel,ª ye shall not¹ ruleª° oneª over anotherª with rigour.ª" {Lev 25:39-46} + "For¹ the poorª shall never¹ ceaseª° out ofª¹ the land:ª therefore¹¹ I¹ commandª° thee, saying,ª° Thou shalt openª°¹ thine handª wideª° unto thy brother,ª to thy poor,ª and to thy needy,ª in thy land.ª ... And it shall be,¹ if¹ he sayª° unto¹ thee, I will not¹ go awayª° from¹¹ thee; because¹ he lovethª° thee and thine house,ª because¹ he is well²°¹ with¹ thee;" {Deu 15:11-16} + "Thou shalt not¹ oppressª° an hired servantª [that is] poorª and needy,ª [whether he be] of thy brethren,ª¹ or¹ of thy strangersª¹ that¹ [are] in thy landª within thy gates:ª ... At his dayª thou shalt giveª° [him] his hire,ª neither¹ shall the sunª go downª° upon¹ it; for¹ he¹ [is] poor,ª and settethª°¹ his heartª upon¹ it: lest¹ he cryª° against¹ thee unto¹ the LORD,ª and it be¹ sinª unto thee." {Deu 24:14-15} + "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" {Neh 5:5} + "And I saidª° unto them, We¹ after our abilityª have redeemedª°¹ our brethrenª the Jews,ª which were soldª° unto the heathen;ª and will ye¹ even¹ sellª°¹ your brethren?ª or shall they be soldª° unto us? Then held they their peace,ª° and foundª° nothingª¹ [to answer]. ... Also I said,ª° It [is] not¹ goodª¹ that²¹ ye¹ do:ª° ought ye not¹ to walk²°¹ in the fearª of our Godª because of the reproachª¹ of the heathenª our enemies?ª°" {Neh 5:8-9} + "They cause [him] to goª° nakedª without¹ clothing,ª and they take awayª° the sheafª [from] the hungry;ª ... Menª groanª° from out of the city,ª¹ and the soulª of the woundedª crieth out:ª° yet Godª layethª° not¹ follyª [to them]." {Job 24:10-12} + "If¹ I did despiseª° the causeª of my manservantª or of my maidservant,ª when they contended²¹ with¹ me; ... Did not¹ he that madeª° me in the wombª makeª° him? and did not oneª fashionª° us in the womb?ª" {Job 31:13-15} + "I was wrothª° with¹ my people,ª I have pollutedª° mine inheritance,ª and givenª° them into thine hand:ª thou didst shewª° them no¹ mercy;ª upon¹ the ancientª hast thou veryª heavily²° laid¹ thy yoke.ª" {Isa 47:6} + "Wherefore¹ have we fasted,ª° [say they], and thou seestª° not?¹ [wherefore] have we afflictedª° our soul,ª and thou takest no knowledge?ª°¹ Behold,¹ in the dayª of your fastª ye findª° pleasure,ª and exactª° all¹ your labours.ª ... [Is] not¹ this¹ the fastª that I have chosen?ª° to looseª° the bandsª of wickedness,ª to undoª° the heavyª burdens,ª and to let the oppressedª° goª° free,ª and that ye breakª° every¹ yoke?ª" {Isa 58:3-6} + "Hearª° this,¹ O ye that swallow upª° the needy,ª even to make²° the poorª°² of the landª to fail,ª° ... The LORDª hath swornª° by the excellencyª of Jacob,ª Surely¹ I will neverª forgetª° any¹ of their works.ª" {Ams 8:4-7} + "And I will come nearª° to¹ you to judgment;ª and I will be¹ a swiftª° witnessª against the sorcerers,ª° and against the adulterers,ª° and against falseª swearers,ª° and against those that oppressª° the hirelingª in [his] wages,ª the widow,ª and the fatherless,ª and that turn asideª° the strangerª [from his right], and fearª° not¹ me, saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 3:5} + "Masters,ª giveª° unto [your] servantsª that which is justª andª equal;ª knowingª° thatª yeª alsoª haveª° a Masterª inª heaven.ª" {Col 4:1} + "Behold,ª° the¹ hireª of the¹ labourersª who² have reaped downª° yourª fields,ª which² is ofª youª kept back by fraud,ª° crieth:ª° andª the¹ cries²¹ of them which have reapedª° are enteredª° intoª the¹ earsª of the Lordª of sabaoth.ª" {Jms 5:4}
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