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“Suppose a certain man is righteous and does what is just and right. He does not feast in the mountains before Israel’s idols[a] or worship them. He does not commit adultery or have intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period. He is a merciful creditor, not keeping the items given as security by poor debtors. He does not rob the poor but instead gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:6 The Hebrew term (literally round things) probably alludes to dung; also in 18:12, 15.

“Suppose there is a righteous man
    who does what is just and right.
He does not eat at the mountain(A) shrines
    or look to the idols(B) of Israel.
He does not defile his neighbor’s wife
    or have sexual relations with a woman during her period.(C)
He does not oppress(D) anyone,
    but returns what he took in pledge(E) for a loan.
He does not commit robbery(F)
    but gives his food to the hungry(G)
    and provides clothing for the naked.(H)

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