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(6.20) * Do not take by violence the share of the widow,(6.20) nor lay claim to the fields of the orphan.(7.1) Do not plant your fence across another's field,(7.2) nor take the pin that holds the lock.(7.3) The heart is not light when it has robbed;(7.4) a theft is heavy; it sinks the boat.(7.5) The soul of the thief is not quiet;(7.6) he fears the morning of the reckoning.(7.7) God has charged the river to watch,(7.8) and the flow of the water does not sleep.(7.9) * Do not say, "My ways are secret";(7.10) the river knows, and it will tell.(7.11) God has set his hand to every deed;(7.12) He carries the crooked to the sandbank.(7.13) Do not set your heart on every treasure,(7.14) for the flood will carry the shore away.(7.15) Guard yourself against the robber's anger;(7.16) be straight, and the straight will guard you.(7.17) Do not gather riches in a stolen heap;(7.18) they will not stay the night in your house.(7.19) They will pass like water from your hands;(7.19) in the morning you will find the store empty.

(6.20) * Don't take the widow's share by force,(6.20) or claim the orphan's fields.(7.1) Don't plant your fence in another's field,(7.2) or take the pin that holds the lock.(7.3) The heart is not light when it has stolen;(7.4) a theft is heavy; it sinks the boat.(7.5) The thief's soul is never calm;(7.6) he dreads the morning of the reckoning.(7.7) God has charged the river to keep watch,(7.8) and the flowing water never sleeps.(7.9) * Don't say, "My ways are secret";(7.10) the river knows, and it will tell.(7.11) God's hand is on every deed;(7.12) He carries the crooked to the sandbank.(7.13) Don't set your heart on every treasure,(7.14) for the flood will carry the shore away.(7.15) Beware the robber's anger;(7.16) be straight, and the straight will guard you.(7.17) Don't pile up riches by stealing;(7.18) they won't last the night in your house.(7.19) They'll slip away like water from your hands;(7.19) in the morning the store will be empty.