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13 Give his coat back to him at sunset. He needs his coat to sleep in. He will thank you. And the Lord your God will see that you have done a good thing.

14 Don’t cheat a hired servant who is poor and needy. He might be a fellow Israelite. Or he might be a foreigner living in one of your towns. 15 Pay him each day before sunset. He is poor and needs the money. Otherwise, he may complain to the Lord about you. And you will be guilty of sin.

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13 Return their cloak by sunset(A) so that your neighbor may sleep in it.(B) Then they will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the Lord your God.(C)

14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.(D) 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor(E) and are counting on it.(F) Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.(G)

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