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nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his suit.

“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, you shall bring it back to him. If you see the ass of one who hates you lying under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it, you shall help him to lift it up.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 23:5 Gk: Heb obscure

and do not show favoritism(A) to a poor person in a lawsuit.

“If you come across your enemy’s(B) ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it.(C) If you see the donkey(D) of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.

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