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Deuteronomy 22:1-7 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

1. "If you see your brother's ox or sheep wander astray, you shall not pass by. Instead, you shall lead them back to your brother.

2. But if your brother is not near, or you do not know him, you shall lead them to your house, and they shall be with you until your brother seeks them and receives them.

3. You shall act in a similar manner with his donkey, and his clothing, and all the belongings of your brother that have been lost. If you find it, you shall not neglect it, as if it belonged to a stranger.

4. If you see that your brother's donkey or ox has fallen along the way, you shall not disregard it. Instead, you shall lift it up with him.

5. A woman shall not be clothed with manly apparel, nor shall a man make use of feminine apparel. For whoever does these things is abominable with God.

6. If, as you are walking along the way, you find a bird's nest, in a tree or on the ground, and the mother is nurturing the young or the eggs, you shall not take her with her young.

7. Instead, you shall permit her to go, retaining the young that you have caught, so that it may be well with you, and you may live for a long time.