Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord. The protection of the physically vulnerable — the deaf and the blind — from exploitation and cruelty. Cursing the deaf (who cannot hear the curse) and placing obstacles before the blind (who cannot see them) are acts of cruelty enabled by the victim's vulnerability. The fear your God formula communicates the theological grounding: even when no human witness can observe the cruelty, the God who sees all things does. The God who commands the protection of the vulnerable is the God whose presence makes private cruelty visible.

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