Deuteronomy 24:15
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You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
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You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”
For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.