This is how it is to be done. Each of you who has lent money to any Israelite is to cancel the debt; you must not try to collect the money; the LORD himself has declared the debt canceled.

"When you lend money or food or anything else to Israelites, do not charge them interest.

You may charge interest on what you lend to foreigners, but not on what you lend to Israelites. Obey this rule, and the LORD your God will bless everything you do in the land that you are going to occupy.

Still others said, "We had to borrow money to pay the royal tax on our fields and vineyards.

The wicked borrow and never pay back, but good people are generous with their gifts.

When someone asks you for something, give it to him; when someone wants to borrow something, lend it to him.

No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked.

the man must go to the place of worship and take an oath that he has not stolen the other man's animal. If the animal was not stolen, the owner shall accept the loss, and the other man need not repay him;

he must pay for the animal. He is to pay the money to the owner and may keep the dead animal.

and any who kill an animal belonging to someone else must replace it. The principle is a life for a life.