「你的弟兄在你那裏若漸漸貧窮，手中缺乏，你就要幫補他，使他與你同住，像外人和寄居的一樣。 不可向他取利，也不可向他多要；只要敬畏你的上帝，使你的弟兄與你同住。 ……「你的弟兄若在你那裏漸漸窮乏，將自己賣給你，不可叫他像奴僕服事你。 他要在你那裏像雇工人和寄居的一樣，要服事你直到禧年。 ……因為以色列人都是我的僕人，是我從埃及地領出來的。我是耶和華－你們的上帝。」
利未記 25:35-36, 39-40, 55
An Israelite may become poor. He may not be able to feed his family. You must help him. You would help a visitor or a foreigner in the same way. You must help the man so that he can continue to live among you. The man must not pay back more than you gave to him. You must obey your God. ……If an Israelite becomes poor, he might sell himself to another person. He must not work as a slave for that person. He must be like a paid servant. He must work for that person until the next Jubilee year. ……Israel’s people belong to me. I brought them out of Egypt. They are my servants. I am the Lord. Leviticus 25:35-36, 39-40, 55