022:012 But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution
to the owner of it.
022:013 If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it for evidence.
He shall not make good that which was torn.
022:014 "If a man borrows anything of his neighbor's, and it is injured,
or dies, the owner of it not being with it, he shall
surely make restitution.
022:015 If the owner of it is with it, he shall not make it good.
If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease.
022:016 "If a man entices a virgin who isn't pledged to be married,
and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to
be his wife.
022:017 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall
pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
022:018 "You shall not allow a sorceress to live.
022:019 "Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death.
022:020 "He who sacrifices to any god, except to Yahweh only,
shall be utterly destroyed.
022:021 "You shall not wrong an alien, neither shall you oppress him,
for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
022:022 "You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.
022:023 If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me,
I will surely hear their cry;
022:024 and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword;
and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
022:025 "If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor,
you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you
charge him interest.
022:026 If you take your neighbor's garment as collateral, you shall
restore it to him before the sun goes down,
022:027 for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin.
What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me,
that I will hear, for I am gracious.
022:028 "You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
022:029 "You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from
the outflow of your presses. "You shall give the firstborn
of your sons to me.
022:030 You shall do likewise with your oxen and with your sheep.
Seven days it shall be with its mother, then on the eighth
day you shall give it me.
022:031 "You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not
eat any flesh that is torn by animals in the field.
You shall cast it to the dogs.
023:001 "You shall not spread a false report. Don't join your hand
with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
023:002 You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you
testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;
023:003 neither shall you favor a poor man in his cause.
023:004 "If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray,
you shall surely bring it back to him again.
023:005 If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under
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