²¹ "You are not to wrong or oppress an alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt. ²² "You are not to mistreat any widow or orphan. ²³ If you do mistreat them, they'll certainly cry out to me, and I'll immediately hear their cry. ²⁴ And I'll be angry and will kill you with swords, and your wives will become widows and your children orphans.

²⁵ "If you loan money to my people, to the poor among you, don't be like a creditor to them and don't impose interest on them.

²⁶ If you take your neighbor's coat as collateral, you are to return it to him by sunset, ²⁷ for it's his only covering; it's his outer garment, for what else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I'll hear him, for I am gracious.