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13 “You must not cheat or rob your neighbor. You must not hold a hired worker’s salary overnight until morning.[a]

14 “You must not curse anyone who is deaf. You must not do anything to make a blind person fall. But you must respect your God. I am the Lord.

15 “You must be fair in judgment. You must not show special favor to the poor. And you must not show special favor to important people. You must be fair when you judge your neighbor.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:13 Workers were paid at the end of each day for the work they did that day. See Mt. 20:1-16.

13 “‘Do not defraud or rob(A) your neighbor.(B)

“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker(C) overnight.(D)

14 “‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,(E) but fear your God.(F) I am the Lord.

15 “‘Do not pervert justice;(G) do not show partiality(H) to the poor or favoritism to the great,(I) but judge your neighbor fairly.(J)

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