Deuteronomy (The Speeches of Moses) - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 197

harlot, or the hire of an rufhan to the house of your EVER-L1v1NG GOD for any vow; for your EvER·L1v1NG Gon loathes both of them. You shall not take interest from your

brothers; -— interest upon money; interest upon food; interest upon anything which can be lent at in- terest. You may charge interest to foreigners ;··—but from your country- men you shall not take interest, so that your Evmz—r.1vmG Gon may bless you in every endeavour of your hand in the country which you are going to possess. When you vow a vow to your Evmz- LIVING GOD, you shall not delay to pay it, for the EVER-r.1v1N<;`your GOD will demand it from you; and that would be a sin to you. But if you do not vow, it will be no sin. You must carefully perform the utterance of your lips ; whatever you vow to your EvER—L1v1NG Gon, you must give whatever you have pro- mised with your mouth. When you go into your neighbour’s

vineyard, you may eat grapes to satisfy your wish, but you shall not put any into your basket. When you go through your neigh-

bour’s corn fields, you may pluck the ears with your hand,-—but you shall not cut from your neighbour’s corn with a sickle Erm or rn Ssvnum Onnrxon. rm 26