[The Pentateuch]

When one of thy brethren among you is waxed poor in any of thy cities within thi lō de which the Lord thy God giveth thee, see that thou harden not thine heart nor shut to thine hand from thy poor brother: But open thine hand unto him and lend him sufficient for his need which he hath. And beware that there be not a point of Belial in thine heart, that thou wouldest say. The seventh year, the year of freedom is at hand, and therefore it grieve the to look on thy poor brother and givest him nought and he then cry unto the Lord against thee and it be sin unto thee: But give him. and let it not grieve thine heart to give. Because that for that thing, the Lord thy God shall bless the in all thy works and in all that thou puttest thine hand to. For the land shall never be without poor. Wherefore I command the saying: open thine hand unto thy brother that is needy and poor in thy land.

When one of thi brethern amonge you is waxed poore in any of thi cities within thi lō de which the Lorde thi God geueth the, se that thou harden not thine hert nor shetto thyne hande from thi poore brother: But open thyne hande vnto him and lende him sufficient for his nede which he hath. And beware that there be not a poynte of Belial in thine hert, that thou woldest saye. The seuenth yere, the yere of fredome is at honde, and therfore it greue the to loke on thy poore brother and geuest him nought and he then crye vnto the Lorde agenst the and it be synne vnto the: But geue him. and let it not greue thine hert to geue. Because that for that thinge, the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in all thi workes and in all that thou puttest thine hande to. For the londe shall neuer be without poore. Wherfore I cōmaunde the sayenge: open thine hande vnto thi brother that is neady ād poore in thy lande.

If thy brother an Hebrew sell him self to thee or an Hebrewess, he shall serve the six year and the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him goo away empty: but shalt give him of thy sheep and of thy corn and of thy wine, and give him off ⟨image 348⟩