Be careful that there is no mean-spirited [a]thought in your heart, [b]such as, ‘(A)The seventh year, the year of release of debts, is near,’ and (B)your eye is malicious toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; then he (C)may cry out to the Lord against you, and it will be a sin in you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 15:9 Lit word
  2. Deuteronomy 15:9 Lit saying

Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts,(A) is near,” so that you do not show ill will(B) toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.(C)

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