²This is how you must do it: Everyone who has loaned money must cancel the loan and not make a neighbor or relative pay it back. This is the Lord’s time for canceling what people owe. ³You may make a foreigner pay what is owed to you, but you must not collect what another Israelite owes you. ⁴But there should be no poor people among you, because the Lord your God will richly bless you in the land he is giving you as your own. ⁵He will bless you if you obey the Lord your God completely, but you must be careful to obey all the commands I am giving you today. ⁶The Lord your God will bless you as he promised, and you will lend to other nations, but you will not need to borrow from them. You will rule over many nations, but none will rule over you.

⁷If there are poor among you, in one of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be selfish or greedy toward them. ⁸But give freely to them, and freely lend them whatever they need. ⁹Beware 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.

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