⁷ “If there is ^(A)a poor person among you, one of your brothers, in any of your ^[a]towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, ^(B)you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother; ⁸ but ^(C)you shall fully open your hand to him, and generously lend him enough for his need in whatever he lacks. ⁹ Be careful that there is no mean-spirited ^[b]thought in your heart, ^[c]such as, ‘^(D)The seventh year, the year of release of debts, is near,’ and ^(E)your eye is malicious toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; then he ^(F)may cry out to the Lord against you, and it will be a sin in you. ¹⁰ You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be ^[d]grudging when you give to him, because ^(G)for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work, and in all ^[e]your undertakings. ^11 (H)For the poor will not cease ^[f]to exist in the land; therefore I am commanding you, saying, ‘You shall fully open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.’

¹⁴ “^(A)You shall not exploit a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your strangers who are in your land in your ^[a]towns. ^15 (B)You shall give him his wages on his day ^[b]before the sun sets—for he is poor and sets his ^[c]heart on it—so that ^(C)he does not cry out against you to the Lord, and it becomes a sin in you.