15:1 At the end of every seven years you must declare a cancellation 1 of debts. 15:2 This is the nature of the cancellation: Every creditor must remit what he has loaned to another person; 2 he must not force payment from his fellow Israelite, 3 for it is to be recognized as “the Lord’s cancellation of debts.” 15:3 You may exact payment from a foreigner, but whatever your fellow Israelite 4 owes you, you must remit.
15:7 If a fellow Israelite 5 from one of your villages 6 in the land that the Lord your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive 7 to his impoverished condition. 8 15:8 Instead, you must be sure to open your hand to him and generously lend 9 him whatever he needs. 10 15:9 Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude 11 be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite 12 and you do not lend 13 him anything; he will cry out to the Lord against you and you will be regarded as having sinned. 14