“If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:”
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: 'The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near; so I will be stingy toward my needy brother and he will cry out to the LORD against me, and I will be found guilty' — the warning identifies the subtle sin: refusing to lend as the seventh year approaches (when the debt will be forgiven) is economic sin. The poor brother's cry to the LORD invokes divine judgment.
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