20 Don’t abuse a servant who works faithfully, or a hireling who gives you his life. (WEB)
Sirach 7:20
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Deuteronomy 24:13–15
13 be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God. 14 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner re…
Leviticus 25:42–44
42 Because the Israelites are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves. 43 You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God. 44 Your menservants and maidservants shall come from the nations around you, fro…
Sirach 33:29–31
29 Set him to work, as is fit for him. If he doesn’t obey, make his fetters heavy. (WEB) 30 Don’t be excessive toward any. Do nothing unjust. (WEB) 31 If you have a slave, treat him like yourself, because you have bought him with blood. (WEB)
Proverbs 30:9–11
9 Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God. 10 Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt. 11 There is a generation of those who c…
Leviticus 25:52–54
52 If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, he is to calculate and pay his redemption according to his remaining years. 53 He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight. 54 Even if h…
Leviticus 25:38–40
38 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God. 39 If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor. 40 Let him stay with you as a hi…
Sirach 34:21–23
21 The bread of the needy is the life of the poor. He who deprives him of it is a man of blood. (WEB) 22 Like one who murders his neighbor is he who takes away his living. Like a shedder of blood is he who deprives a hireling of his hire. (WEB) 23 When one builds, and another pulls… (WEB)
Deuteronomy 23:14–16
14 For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you. 15 Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you. 16 Let him…
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