If a man steal an ox or sheep and kill it or sell it, he shall restore
five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. If a thief be found
breaking up and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed
for him: except the sonne be up when he is found, then there shall be
blood shed for him. A thief shall make restitution: If he have not
wherewith, he shall be sold for his theft. If the theft be found in his
hand alive (whether it be ox, ass or sheep) he shall restore double. If
a man do hurt field or vineyard, so that he put in his beast to feed in
another man's field: of the best of his own field, and of the best of
his own vineyard, shall he make restitution. If fire break out and
catch in the thorns, so that the stacks {stoukes} of corn or the
stonding corn or field be consumed therewith: he that kindled the fire
shall make restitution. If a man deliver his neighbour money or stuff
to keep, and it be stolen out of his house: If the thief be found, he
shall pay double. If the thief be not found, then the goodman of the
house shall be brought unto the gods and swear, whether he have put his
hand unto his neighbour's good. And in all manner of trespass, whether
it be ox, ass, sheep, raiment or any manner lost thing which another
challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the
gods. And whom the gods condemn: the same shall pay double unto his
neighbour. If a man deliver unto his neighbour to keep, ass, ox, sheep
or whatsoever beast it be and it die or be hurt or driven away and no
man see it: then shall an oath of the LORD go between them, whether he
have put his hand unto his neighbour's good, and the owner of it shall
take the oath, and the other shall not make it good. If it be stolen
from him, then he shall make restitution unto the owner: If it be torn
with wild beasts, then let him bring record of the tearing: and he
shall not make it good. When a man borroweth ought of his neighbour if
it be hurt or else die, and if the owner thereof be not by, he shall
make it good: If the owner thereof be by, he shall not make it good,
namely if it be an hired thing and came for hire. If a man beguile a
maid that is not betrothed and lie with her, he shall endote her and
take her to his wife: If her father refuse to give her unto him, he
shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. Thou shalt not
suffer a witch to live. Whosoever lieth with a beast, shall be slain
for it. He that offereth unto any gods save unto the LORD only, let him
die without redemption. Vex not a stranger neither oppress him for ye
were strangers in the land of Egypt. Ye shall trouble no widow nor
fatherless child: If ye shall trouble them: they shall cry unto me, and
I will surely hear their cry and then will my wrath wax hot and I will
kill you with sword, and your wives shall be widows and your children
fatherless. If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by
thee, thou shalt not be as an usurer unto him, neither shalt oppress
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