13 (A)When the sun goes down you shall surely return the pledge to him, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and (B)it will be righteousness for you before the Lord your God.

14 (C)You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your [a]countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your [b]towns. 15 (D)You shall give him his wages on his day [c]before the sun sets, for he is poor and sets his [d]heart on it; so that (E)he will not cry against you to the Lord and it become sin in you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 24:14 Lit brothers
  2. Deuteronomy 24:14 Lit gates
  3. Deuteronomy 24:15 Lit that the sun shall not go down on it
  4. Deuteronomy 24:15 Lit soul