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Exodus 22:15-25 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

15. But if the owner was present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it had been brought for hired work.

16. If a man has led astray a virgin not yet betrothed, and he has slept with her, he shall pay her dowry and have her as a wife.

17. If the father of the virgin is not willing to give her, he shall pay money according to manner of a dowry, which virgins are accustomed to receive.

18. You shall not permit practitioners of the black arts to live.

19. Whoever has sexual intercourse with an animal shall be put to death.

20. Whoever immolates to gods, other than to the Lord, shall be killed.

21. You shall not harass the newcomer, nor shall you afflict him. For you yourselves were once newcomers in the land of Egypt.

22. You shall not harm a widow or an orphan.

23. If you hurt them, they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry.

24. And my fury will be enraged, and I will strike you down with the sword. And your wives will become widows, and your sons will become orphans.

25. If you lend money to the poor of my people who live among you, you shall not coerce them like a collector, nor oppress them with usury.

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