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You took things from your friends when you lent money to them.
    You had no reason to do that.
You even took away the only clothes that poor people were wearing.[a]
When you met people who were weak and tired,
    you did not give them any water to drink.
You refused to feed hungry people.
You were a powerful man,
    with land that belonged to you.
People respected you.
    Your land gave you a good life.

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Footnotes

  1. 22:6 When people lent money to others, they took something that belonged to the other person. It was to make sure that the person paid the money back to them.

You demanded security(A) from your relatives for no reason;(B)
    you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.(C)
You gave no water(D) to the weary
    and you withheld food from the hungry,(E)
though you were a powerful man, owning land(F)
    an honored man,(G) living on it.(H)

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