⁹ Be careful that you do not entertain a mean thought, thinking, ‘The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,’ and therefore view your needy neighbor with hostility and give nothing; your neighbor^[a] might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt.^(A)

²⁰ On loans to a foreigner you may charge interest, but on loans to another Israelite^[a] you may not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land that you are about to enter and possess.^(A)