Thou hast seen {it}; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite {it} with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. {committeth: Heb. leaveth}

Masters, give unto {your} servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. {punished: Heb. avenged}

Rob not the poor, because he {is} poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. {forbearing: or, moderating} {your...: some read, both your and their Master}

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and {him} that hath no helper.

If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. {oppress: or, terrify}

Yet now our flesh {is} as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and {some} of our daughters are brought unto bondage {already}: neither {is it} in our power {to redeem them}; for other men have our lands and vineyards.

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. {words: or, matters}

When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. {humble: or, afflicted}

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. {punished: Heb. avenged}

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;