Chapter 12

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Thou shalt not curse^a out of the bitterness of thine own heart; nor shalt thou curse any but they that are under condemnation of my Covenant, and, being oft rebuked, will not repent.

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Thou shalt not curse thy neighbor, nor the stranger that dwelleth with thee; for the hand of the Judge is over them; and when they are rebuked, they might repent, and turn to righteousness;

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Thou shalt not curse any who are placed in authority, or have been given jurisdiction over thee.

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And if they oppress thee, or cause thee to suffer in unrighteousness, and thy cry ascend to Ha’Elohim^a in the heavens, then the heavens shall hear thee and I will be thy avenger;

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Therefore, curse not, lest thy curse return to rest upon thee; I am YHVH^a, thy Elohim^b.

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¶ Thou shalt neither vex a stranger nor oppress him; for thou wast a stranger in the land of Egypt;

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And I say again: Thou shalt not oppress a stranger; for thou knoweth the heart of a stranger, seeing thou wast a strangers in the land of Egypt.

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And if a stranger sojourn with thee in the land, thou shall not vex him;

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But the stranger^a that dwelleth with thee shall be unto thee as one born among you, and thou shalt love them as thyself; for thou wast a stranger in the land of Egypt; I am YHVH, thy Elohim.

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¶ Thou shalt not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

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If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

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And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will send armies to kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows and your children fatherless; I am YHVH, thy Elohim.

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¶ If thou lend^a money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a banker; neither shalt thou lay upon them any interest.

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If thou at all take the raiment^a of thy neighbor to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto them by the time that the sun goeth down; for that is their only covering; it is their raiment for their skin; Wherein shall he sleep?

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And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear him; for I am gracious; I am YHVH, thy Elohim.

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¶ Thou shalt not lie carnally with the wife of thy neighbor, to defile thyself with her; I am YHVH, thy Elohim.

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¶ The first of the first fruits of thy land thou shalt bring^a into my house;

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And when thou reap the harvest of the land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field; neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

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And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard; neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor^a and stranger; I am YHVH, thy Elohim.

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¶ Thou shalt not wrest the judgment^a of thy poor in his cause; but shall feel and cloth the poor among thee that my people be free, and their wants and needs be met.

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¶ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart; thou shall teach thy family that sin not suffer upon thy children.

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¶ Thou shalt not avenge^a nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself; I am YHVH, thy Elohim.