therefore also I have granted him to Jehovah; as long as he liveth he is granted to Jehovah. And he worshipped Jehovah there.

Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet every one of them doth curse me.

Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

When thou dost lend thy neighbor any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.

And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Jehovah. And they went unto their own home.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils. And he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.

And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he hath lent unto his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother; because Jehovah's release hath been proclaimed.

And Jehovah gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. And they despoiled the Egyptians.

For Jehovah thy God will bless thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much.

or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest:

thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before Jehovah thy God.

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.

during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered.

He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Jehovah will open unto thee his good treasure the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.