Deuteronomy 15:2-14

2This is how it must be done. Everyone must cancel the loans they have made to their fellow Israelites. They must not demand payment from their neighbors or relatives, for the Lord’s time of release has arrived.

3This release from debt, however, applies only to your fellow Israelites—not to the foreigners living among you.

4“There should be no poor among you, for the Lord your God will greatly bless you in the land he is giving you as a special possession.

5You will receive this blessing if you are careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today.

6The Lord your God will bless you as he has promised. You will lend money to many nations but will never need to borrow. You will rule many nations, but they will not rule over you.

7“But if there are any poor Israelites in your towns when you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them.

8Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.

9Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the Lord, you will be considered guilty of sin.

10Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

11There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.

12“If a fellow Hebrew sells himself or herself to be your servant and serves you for six years, in the seventh year you must set that servant free.

13“When you release a male servant, do not send him away empty-handed.

14Give him a generous farewell gift from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Share with him some of the bounty with which the Lord your God has blessed you.