^{14 Ref} Do not be hard on a servant who is poor and in need, if he is one of your countrymen or a man from another nation living with you in your land.

^{15 Ref} Give him his payment day by day, not keeping it back over night; for he is poor and his living is dependent on it; and if his cry against you comes to the ears of the Lord, it will be judged as sin in you.