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brother anything, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge.
You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring
the pledge out to you. And if the man is poor, you shall not keep his
pledge overnight.’” “‘If you ever take your neighbor’s garment as a
pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down. For that
is his only covering. ... What will he sleep in? And it will be that
when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious.’” “‘If you sell
anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor’s hand, you
shall not oppress one another.’”
Deuteronomy 24:17, 10-12
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Exodus
22:26, 27
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Leviticus 25:14
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“‘You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of
length, weight, or volume.’” “‘You shall not have in your bag dif-
fering weights, a heavy and a light. You shall not have in your
house differing measures, a large and a small.’” “‘You shall have
honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest
hin.’”
Leviticus 19:35
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Deuteronomy 25:13, 14
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Leviticus 19:36
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“‘Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow
from you do not turn away.’” “The wicked borrows and does not
repay, but the righteous shows mercy and gives.”
Matthew 5:42
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Psalm 37:21
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“‘Take counsel, execute judgment; make your shadow like the
night in the middle of the day; hide the outcasts, do not betray him
who escapes. Let My outcasts dwell with you, ... be a shelter to
them from the face of the spoiler.’”
Isaiah 16:3, 4
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The plan of life that God gave to Israel was intended as an object
lesson for the entire human family. If these principles were carried
out today, what a different place this world would be!
Within the vast boundaries of nature there is still room for suf-
fering and needy people to find a home. Within her bosom there
are resources sufficient to provide them with food. Hidden in the
depths of the earth are blessings for all who have the courage, will,
and perseverance to gather her treasures.
Cultivating and working the soil—the employment that God
appointed to Adam in Eden—opens a field in which there is oppor-
tunity for multitudes to gain a subsistence.