¹ At the end of every seven years you shall make a release. ² And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lends anything unto his neighbor shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbor, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release. ³ Of a foreigner you may exact it again: but that which you lend to your brother your hand shall release;

⁴ Except when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it: ⁵ Only if you carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command you this day. ⁶ For the LORD your God blesses you, as he promised you: and you shall lend unto many nations, but you shall not borrow; and you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you.