(23:1) A man may not marry his father’s former wife and in this way dishonor his father.

A man with crushed or severed genitals may not enter the assembly of the Lord.

You must not seek peace and prosperity for them through all the ages to come.

You must not return an escaped slave to his master when he has run away to you.

Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages he prefers; you must not oppress him.

There must never be a sacred prostitute among the young women of Israel nor a sacred male prostitute among the young men of Israel.

You must not charge interest on a loan to your fellow Israelite, whether on money, food, or anything else that has been loaned with interest.

When you enter the vineyard of your neighbor you may eat as many grapes as you please, but you must not take away any in a container.

When you make any kind of loan to your neighbor, you may not go into his house to claim what he is offering as security.

You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages.

You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.

When you beat your olive tree you must not repeat the procedure; the remaining olives belong to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.

When you gather the grapes of your vineyard you must not do so a second time; they should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.

Then the elders of his city must summon him and speak to him. If he persists, saying, “I don’t want to marry her,”

Then you must build an altar there to the Lord your God, an altar of stones – do not use an iron tool on them.

The Lord will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, eczema, and scabies, all of which cannot be healed.

You will plant vineyards and cultivate them, but you will not drink wine or gather in grapes, because worms will eat them.

You will have olive trees throughout your territory but you will not anoint yourself with olive oil, because the olives will drop off the trees while still unripe.

They will lend to you but you will not lend to them; they will become the head and you will become the tail!

“Because you have not served the Lord your God joyfully and wholeheartedly with the abundance of everything you have,