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13 Be sure to return his garment[a] to him at sunset so that he may sleep with it, and he will bless you. It will be a righteous deed in the presence of the Lord your God. 14 Don’t take advantage of a hired person who is poor and needy, whether he’s your fellow citizen or a foreigner who lives in your city. 15 Pay his wages that same day before the sun sets, because he is poor and his livelihood[b] depends on it. Otherwise, he may cry out to the Lord against you, and you will incur guilt.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 24:13 Lit. collateral
  2. Deuteronomy 24:15 Lit. life