³⁵“ ‘Suppose one of your own people becomes poor. And suppose he can’t take care of himself. Then help him just as you would help an outsider or someone who is living among you for a while. In that way, the man who is poor can continue to live among you.

³⁶“ ‘Do not charge him interest of any kind. Instead, have respect for me. Then the man who has become poor can continue to live among you. ³⁷If you lend him money, you must not charge him interest. And you must not sell him food for more than it cost you.

³⁸“ ‘I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt. I did it to give you the land of Canaan. I wanted to be your God.

³⁹“ ‘Suppose one of your own people becomes poor. And suppose he sells himself to you. Then do not make him work as a slave. ⁴⁰You must treat him like a hired worker. Or you must treat him like someone who is living among you for a while.

“ ‘He must work for you until the Year of Jubilee. ⁴¹Then he and his children must be set free. He will go back to his own tribe. He will go back to the property his people have always owned.

⁴²“ ‘The people of Israel are my servants. I brought them out of Egypt. So they must not be sold as slaves. ⁴³Show them pity when you rule over them. Have respect for me.

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