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Exodus 22:13-26 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

13. If it was killed by wild animals, the man is to bring the remains as evidence; he need not pay for what has been killed by wild animals.

14. “If anyone borrows an animal from someone else and it is injured or dies when its owner is not present, he must pay for it.

15. But if that happens when the owner is present, he need not repay. If it is a hired animal, the loss is covered by the hiring charge.

16. “If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, he must pay the bride price for her and marry her.

17. But if her father refuses to let him marry her, he must pay the father a sum of money equal to the bride price for a virgin.

18. “Put to death any woman who practises magic.

19. “Put to death any man who has sexual relations with an animal.

20. “Condemn to death anyone who offers sacrifices to any god except to me, the Lord.

21. “Do not ill-treat or oppress a foreigner; remember that you were foreigners in Egypt.

22. Do not ill-treat any widow or orphan.

23. If you do, I, the Lord, will answer them when they cry out to me for help,

24. and I will be angry and kill you in war. Your wives will become widows, and your children will be fatherless.

25. “If you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and require him to pay interest.

26. If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sun sets,

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