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"At the end of every sevenyears you shall grant a remission of debts.
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"This is the manner of remission: everycreditor** shall releasewhat he has loaned to his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother, because the LORD'Sremission has been proclaimed.
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"However, there will be nopoor among you, since the LORD will surelybless you in the landwhich the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess,
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"For the LORD your God will bless you as He has promised you, and you will lend to manynations, but you will not borrow; and you will rule over manynations, but they will not rule over you.
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"If there is a poorman with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your landwhich the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, norclose your hand from your poorbrother;
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"Beware that there is nobasethought in your heart, saying, 'The seventhyear, the year of remission, is near,' and your eye is hostile toward your poorbrother, and you give him nothing; then he may cry to the LORDagainst you, and it will be a sin in you.
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"You shall generouslygive to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because* for thisthing the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings.
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"For the poor will nevercease to be in the land; therefore* I command you, saying, 'You shall freelyopen your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.'
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"You shall furnish him liberally from your flock and from your threshingfloor and from your winevat; you shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.
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then you shall take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servantforever. Also you shall dolikewise to your maidservant.
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"It shall not seemhard to you when you set him free, for he has given you sixyears with double the service of a hiredman; so the LORD your God will bless you in whatever* you do.
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"You shall consecrate to the LORD your Godall the firstbornmales that are born of your herd and of your flock; you shall not work with the firstborn of your herd, norshear the firstborn of your flock.