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needy_a and_o poor_a etc._n etc._n but_o thou_o shall_v give_v he_o his_o hire_n for_o the_o day_n neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n go_v down_o upon_o it_o for_o he_o be_v poor_a and_o therewith_o sustain_v his_o life_n lest_o he_o cry_v against_o thou_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o be_v sin_n unto_o thou_o secondlie_o it_o forbid_v to_o do_v injury_n to_o any_o stranger_n 19.33_o exod._n 22.21_o levit._fw-la 19.33_o or_o to_o oppress_v they_o and_o add_v this_o reason_n to_o the_o jew_n because_o they_o be_v once_o stranger_n thirdlie_o you_o shall_v not_o trouble_v or_o oppress_v any_o widow_n say_v the_o law_n nor_o any_o fatherless_a child_n 22._o exod._n 22._o v._o 22._o for_o if_o you_o do_v he_o shall_v cry_v unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o then_o my_o anger_n shall_v burn_v and_o i_o will_v kill_v you_o with_o the_o sword_n and_o your_o wife_n shall_v be_v widow_n and_o your_o child_n fatherless_a where_o by_o the_o way_n mark_v the_o vehemency_n of_o this_o speech_n and_o 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