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1 "Do not spread reports that are false. Do not help an evil person by telling lies in court.
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“Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.
2 "Do not follow the crowd when they do what is wrong. When you are a witness in court, do not turn what is right into wrong. Do not go along with the crowd.
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“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd,
3 Do not show favor to a poor person in court.
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and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.
4 "Suppose you come across your enemy's ox or donkey wandering away. Then be sure to take it back to him
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“If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it.
5 "Suppose you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has fallen down under its load. Then do not leave it there. Be sure you help him with it.
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If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.
6 "Be fair to your poor people in their court cases.
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“Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.
7 Do not have anything to do with a charge that is false. Do not put to death those who are not guilty of doing anything wrong. I will not let those who are guilty go free.
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Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.
8 "Do not take money from people who want special favors. It makes you blind to the truth. It twists the words of godly people.
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“Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
9 "Do not beat an outsider down. You yourselves know how it feels to be outsiders. Remember, you were outsiders in Egypt.
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“Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.
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