Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Exodus 23:6-12 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

6. Make sure that the poor are given equal justice in court.

7. Don't bring false charges against anyone or sentence an innocent person to death. I won't forgive you if you do.

8. Don't accept bribes. Judges are blinded and justice is twisted by bribes.

9. Don't ill-treat foreigners. You were foreigners in Egypt, and you know what it is like.

10. Plant and harvest your crops for six years,

11. but let the land rest during the seventh year. The poor are to eat what they want from your fields, vineyards, and olive trees during that year, and when they have all they want from your fields, leave the rest for wild animals.

12. Work the first six days of the week, but rest and relax on the seventh day. This law is not only for you, but for your oxen, donkeys, and slaves, as well as for any foreigners among you.