His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will give back his wealth.
He will give back the fruit of his toil and will not swallow it down; from the profit of his trading he will get no enjoyment.
And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.”
Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay, he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver.
A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold; he will give all the goods of his house.
May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them.
and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”
but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them,
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