⁶ If you happen to notice a bird’s nest along the road, whether in a tree or on the ground, and there are chicks or eggs with the mother bird sitting on them,^[a] you must not take the mother from the young.^{[b] 7} You must be sure^[c] to let the mother go, but you may take the young for yourself. Do this so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life.

⁸ If you build a new house, you must construct a guardrail^[d] around your roof to avoid being culpable^[e] in the event someone should fall from it.