Exodus 23:6-11

6Always do what is right for your poor people when they stand in front of a judge.

7Do not help anyone to use lies to accuse another person. Never punish anyone with death if they are not guilty. I will never say that a wicked person is not guilty.

8Do not accept a bribe. A bribe will hide the truth even from honest people. It can make good people tell lies.

9Do not be cruel to a foreign person who lives among you. You yourselves know what that feels like. Remember that you lived in Egypt as foreigners.

10You must plant seed in your fields for six years. Then you can bring your crops home at harvest time.

11But in the seventh year, you must let your fields lie empty. Do not dig them and do not plant anything in them. Then poor people among you can eat the food that they find in your fields. After that, the wild animals can eat any food that still remains. Do the same thing with your vineyards and your fields of olive trees.