Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine heart, to say, The seventh year, the year of freedom is at hand: therefore [a]it grieveth thee to look on thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought, and he cry unto the Lord against thee, so that sin be in thee:

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 15:9 Hebrew, thine eye is evil.

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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