Justice and Mercy

[“] You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

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You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd. 3 And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

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If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

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If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.

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You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits. 7 Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

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Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

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Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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