8. But give freely to them, and freely lend them whatever they need.
9. Beware of evil thoughts. Don’t think, “The seventh year is near, the year to cancel what people owe.” You might be mean to the needy and not give them anything. Then they will complain to the Lord about you, and he will find you guilty of sin.
10. Give freely to the poor person, and do not wish that you didn’t have to give. The Lord your God will bless your work and everything you touch.
11. There will always be poor people in the land, so I command you to give freely to your neighbors and to the poor and needy in your land.
12. If one of your own people sells himself to you as a slave, whether it is a Hebrew man or woman, that person will serve you for six years. But in the seventh year you must let the slave go free.
13. When you let slaves go, don’t send them away without anything.
14. Give them some of your flock, your grain, and your wine, giving to them as the Lord has given to you.
15. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the Lord your God saved you. That is why I am commanding this to you today.
16. But if your slave says to you, “I don’t want to leave you,” because he loves you and your family and has a good life with you,
17. stick an awl through his ear into the door; he will be your slave for life. Also do this to a female slave.
18. Do not think of it as a hard thing when you let your slaves go free. After all, they served you six years and did twice the work of a hired person. The Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
19. Save all the first male animals born to your herds and flocks. They are for the Lord your God. Do not work the first calf born to your oxen, and do not cut off the wool from the first lamb born to your sheep.