Laws About Social Justice

Exodus 22

16 If a man should entice a virgin that is not betrothed and lie with her, he shall surely endow her and take her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuses to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

19 Whoever lies with a beast shall surely be put to death.

20 He that sacrifices unto any god, except unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

21 Thou shalt neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. 23 If thou afflict them in any manner, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; 24 and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

25 If thou should lend money to my people, to the poor who is with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. 26 If thou at all take thy neighbour’s clothing as a pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him before the sun goes down; 27 for only that is his covering, it is his clothing to cover his flesh, in which he must sleep; and it shall come to pass, when he cries unto me, that I will hear, for I am merciful.

28 Thou shalt not revile the judges nor curse the prince of thy people.

29 Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits and of thy liquors; the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. 30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen and with thy sheep; seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it to me.

31 And ye shall be holy men unto me; neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

Exodus 23

1 Thou shalt not admit a false rumour; put not thine hand with the wicked to be a false witness. 2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause hiding behind many to wrest judgment; 3 neither shalt thou honour a poor man in his cause.

4 If thou should encounter thine enemy’s ox or his ass astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hates thee lying under his burden, will thou forbear to help him? Thou shalt surely help him to raise it up.

6 Thou shalt not pervert the rights of thy poor in his cause. 7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and slay thou not the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked. 8 And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger, for ye know the state of the soul of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

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