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"Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt.

"Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.

"Do not take advantage of a widow or an orphan.

"Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.

If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.

If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.

My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.

My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.

"If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender; charge him no interest.

"If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.

If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him by sunset,

If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it by sunset,

because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? When he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in? When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.