12. A poor man might give you his coat to show he will pay the loan back. But don’t keep his coat overnight.
13. Give his coat back to him at sunset. He needs his coat to sleep in. He will thank you. And the Lord your God will see that you have done a good thing.
14. Don’t cheat a hired servant who is poor and needy. He might be a fellow Israelite. Or he might be a foreigner living in one of your towns.
15. Pay him each day before sunset. He is poor and needs the money. Otherwise, he may complain to the Lord about you. And you will be guilty of sin.
16. Fathers must not be put to death when their children do wrong. And children must not be put to death when their fathers do wrong. Each person must die for his own sin.
17. Do not be unfair to a foreigner or an orphan. Don’t take a widow’s coat in place of a loan.
18. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. And the Lord your God saved you from there. That is why I am commanding you to do this.