1-2. God spoke to Moses: “Speak to the congregation of Israel. Tell them, Be holy because I, God, your God, am holy.
3. “Every one of you must respect his mother and father.“Keep my Sabbaths. I am God, your God.
4. “Don’t take up with no-god idols. Don’t make gods of cast metal. I am God, your God.
5-8. “When you sacrifice a Peace-Offering to God, do it as you’ve been taught so it is acceptable. Eat it on the day you sacrifice it and the day following. Whatever is left until the third day is to be burned up. If it is eaten on the third day it is polluted meat and not acceptable. Whoever eats it will be held responsible because he has violated what is holy to God. That person will be cut off from his people.
9-10. “When you harvest your land, don’t harvest right up to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings from the harvest. Don’t strip your vineyard bare or go back and pick up the fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am God, your God.
11. “Don’t steal.“Don’t lie.“Don’t deceive anyone.
12. “Don’t swear falsely using my name, violating the name of your God. I am God.
13. “Don’t exploit your friend or rob him.“Don’t hold back the wages of a hired hand overnight.