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You can require someone from another nation to pay you back. But you must forgive what any of your own people owes you. There shouldn’t be any poor people among you. The Lord will greatly bless you in the land he is giving you. You will take it over as your own. The Lord your God will bless you if you obey him completely. Be careful to follow all the commands I’m giving you today.

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You may require payment from a foreigner,(A) but you must cancel any debt your fellow Israelite owes you. However, there need be no poor people among you, for in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless(B) you, if only you fully obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow(C) all these commands I am giving you today.

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