Exodus 22:1-2

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Laws of Restitution

22 ^[a] “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. ^[b]He shall make restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

^2 [c] “If a thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him;