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People do not despise a thief if he steals To satisfy himself when he is hungry;

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

But when he is found, he must repay seven times as much; He must give up all the property of his house.

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor crush the needy at the gate;

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

He who robs his father or his mother And says, "There is no wrong done," Is the companion of a person who destroys.

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

One who is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He hears the oath but tells nothing.

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

Two things I have asked of You; Do not refuse me before I die:

Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion,

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

So that I will not be full and deny You and say, "Who is the LORD?" And that I will not become impoverished and steal, And profane the name of my God.

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.