“You shall not murder." "Speak up for those who cannot
speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." "Cursed is he who accepts a bribe
to strike down an innocent person. And all the people shall
say, Amen.” "Rescue those being led away to
death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you
say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart
perceive it? Does not he who who guards your life know it? Will he not
repay each person according to what he has done?" "How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality
to the wicked? Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the
rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the
weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. They
know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all
the foundations of the earth are shaken." "This is what the LORD says: Do what is just and right.
Rescue from the hand of his oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do
no wrong or violence to the alien, the fatherless or the widow, and do
not shed innocent blood in this place. For if you are careful
to carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David's throne will
come through the gates of this palace, riding in chariots and on horses,
accompanied by their officials and their people. But if you do not obey
these commands, declares the LORD, I swear by myself that this palace
will become a ruin.' "
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