10. Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.
11. There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be open-handed towards your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.
12. If any of your people – Hebrew men or women – sell themselves to you and serve you for six years, in the seventh year you must let them go free.
13. And when you release them, do not send them away empty-handed.
14. Supply them liberally from your flock, your threshing-floor and your winepress. Give to them as the Lord your God has blessed you.
15. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you. That is why I give you this command today.
16. But if your servant says to you, ‘I do not want to leave you,’ because he loves you and your family and is well off with you,
17. then take an awl and push it through his ear lobe into the door, and he will become your servant for life. Do the same for your female servant.