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Exodus 22

22:1And if any should steal a calf or a sheep, and should slay it, or should sell it, he shall pay five calves for the calf, and four sheep for the sheep.

22:2And if the thief should be found in the ditch, and being struck should die, it is not murder to him striking.

22:3But if the sun should rise upon him, he is liable, he shall die for it; and if there be no possessions to him, let him be sold for the theft.

22:4And if anything should be left and should be found in his hand from the theft, from both donkey unto sheep which may be living, he shall pay double for it.

22:5And if any should graze upon a field or a vineyard, and should let his cattle graze upon another field, he shall pay from his field according to his produce; but if all the field should be grazed upon, he shall pay from his best field and from his best vineyard.

22:6And if a fire going forth should find thorn-bushes, and should set on fire a threshing-floor, or corn, or a field, the one burning with the fire shall pay.

22:7And if any should give to his neighbor silver or items to guard, and it should be stolen from out of the house of the man, if the one stealing should be found he shall pay double.

22:8But if the one stealing should not be found, the master of the house shall come forward before God, and shall swear by an oath that assuredly he did not do wickedly regarding all that was in deposit for the care of his neighbor.

22:9According to every particular offence, concerning both calf, and beast of burden, and sheep, and garment, and every destruction being accused, the one who then should be, before God the judgment of both shall come, then the one convicted by God shall pay double to his neighbor.

22:10And if any should give to the neighbor a beast of burden, or a calf, or sheep, or any cattle to guard; and it should break, or come to an end, or become captive, and no one should know,

22:11there shall be an oath of God between both, swearing that assuredly he had not done wickedly to partake altogether of the deposit put in care by his neighbor, and thus his owner shall receive him favorably, and he shall not pay.

22:12And if it be stolen from him, he shall pay the owner of it.

22:13And if it should be taken by wild beasts, he shall lead him to the game, and he shall not pay.

22:14And if anyone should ask to borrow from his neighbor, and it should break, or die, or become captive, and the owner of it should not be with it, he shall pay.

22:15But if its owner should be with it, he shall not pay. But if a hireling should be with it, it will be to him for his wage.

22:16And if any should beguile a virgin not betrothed, and should go to bed with her, he shall endow her to himself as a wife with a dowry.

22:17But if in shaking he shakes his head in dissent, and her father should not be willing to give her to him as wife, he shall pay to the father silver, according to as much as is the dowry of the virgins.

22:18You shall not procure administers of potions.

22:19Every one going to bed with a beast -- to death you shall kill them.

22:20The one sacrificing to gods shall be utterly destroyed, except to the lord alone.

22:21And you shall not maltreat a foreigner, nor should you afflict him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

22:22Every widow and orphan you shall not maltreat.

22:23And if you should maltreat them, and crying out they should yell out to me, in hearing I shall listen to their yell,

22:24and I shall be provoked to anger with rage, and I will kill you by the sword, and your wives will be widows, and your children orphans.

22:25And if money should be lent with interest to the brother that is destitute close to you, you shall not be coercing him, you shall not place interest upon him.

22:26And if for collateral you should take for security the cloak of your neighbor, before the descent of the sun you shall give it back to him,

22:27for this is his wrap-around garment, this alone is his cloak for indecency; in what manner shall he go to bed? If then he should yell out to me, I will listen to him, for I am merciful.

22:28You shall not speak evil of magistrates, and rulers of your people you shall not speak wickedly.

22:29You shall not be late of your first-fruits of the threshing-floor and wine vat. Your first-born son you shall give to me --

22:30so shall you do with your calf, and your sheep, and your beast of burden. Seven days it shall be under the mother, but the eighth day you shall give it back to me.

22:31And you shall be holy men to me, and meat in a field taken by wild beasts you shall not eat, throw it away to the dogs!