12. Set up a place outside the camp to be used as a toilet area.
13. And make sure that you have a small shovel in your equipment. When you go out to the toilet area, use the shovel to dig a hole. Then, after you relieve yourself, bury the waste in the hole.
14. You must keep your camp clean of filthy and disgusting things. The Lord is always present in your camp, ready to rescue you and give you victory over your enemies. But if he sees something disgusting in your camp, he may turn around and leave.
15. When runaway slaves from other countries come to Israel and ask for protection, you must not hand them back to their owners.
16. Instead, you must let them choose which one of your towns they want to live in. Don't be cruel to runaway slaves.
17. People of Israel, don't any of you ever be temple prostitutes.
18. The Lord your God is disgusted with men and women who are prostitutes of any kind, and he will not accept a gift from them, even if it had been promised to him.
19. When you lend money, food, or anything else to another Israelite, you are not allowed to charge interest.
20. You can charge a foreigner interest. But if you charge other Israelites interest, the Lord your God will not let you be successful in the land you are about to take.
21. People of Israel, if you make a sacred promise to give a gift to the Lord, then do it as soon as you can. If the Lord has to come looking for the gift you promised, you will be guilty of breaking that promise.
22. On the other hand, if you never make a sacred promise, you can't be guilty of breaking it.
23. You must keep whatever promises you make to the Lord. After all, you are the one who chose to make the promises.
24. If you go into a vineyard that belongs to someone else, you are allowed to eat as many grapes as you want while you are there. But don't take any with you when you leave.
25. In the same way, if you are in a grain field that belongs to someone else, you can pick heads of grain and eat the kernels. But don't cut down the stalks of grain and take them with you.