¹⁵ “‘·Be fair in your judging [^LDo not render perverted judgment]. You must not show ·special favor [partiality] to poor people or great people, but ·be fair when you [^Lwith righteousness] judge your ·neighbor [countryman; James 2:1, 9]. ¹⁶ You must not spread ·false stories [slander] against other people, and you must not do anything that would ·put your neighbor’s life in danger [^Lstand against the blood of your neighbor]. I am the Lord.

¹⁷ “‘You must not hate your ·fellow citizen [brother] in your heart. ·If your ·neighbor [countryman] does something wrong, tell him about it [^LYou must reprove your brother], or you will be partly to blame.