Deuteronomy 24:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 On each day you shall pay the servant’s wages before the sun goes down, since the servant is poor and is counting on them. Otherwise the servant will cry to the Lord against you, and you will be held guilty.(A)
Individual Responsibility. 16 Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their parents; only for one’s own crime shall a person be put to death.(B)
Rights of the Unprotected. 17 (C)You shall not deprive the resident alien or the orphan of justice, nor take the clothing of a widow as pledge.
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