One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, life for life.

But if there is serious injury, then you will give a life for a life,

I will fully satisfy the needs of those who are weary and fully refresh the souls of those who are faint.

All the people who were directly descended from Jacob numbered seventy. But Joseph was already in Egypt,

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;

This is the law of the land animals, the birds, all the living creatures that move in the water, and all the creatures that swarm on the land,

When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying, “Let’s not take his life!”

“‘If a man beats any person to death, he must be put to death.

“‘Whoever touches the corpse of any person will be ceremonially unclean seven days.

One must not take either lower or upper millstones as security on a loan, for that is like taking a life itself as security.

She was very upset as she prayed to the Lord, and she was weeping uncontrollably.

“Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,

Make your servant glad, for to you, O Lord, I pray!

They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

For he has satisfied those who thirst, and those who hunger he has filled with food.

The Lord satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.

A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.

A laborer’s appetite works on his behalf, for his hunger urges him to work.