Care and Consideration
Never keep the garment of a poor man as a pledge
Return it to him. Let him not be on edge
Be it his work-shirt, take it at dusk and return it at dawn
For he has no other shirt to put on
Be it his night-shirt, take it at dawn and return it at dusk
Into it at bedtime he will gratefully tuck
Keep this precept and your debtor will bless you
The Almighty will count it for Righteousness too
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Based on Deuteronomy 24:12-13
(Read in synagogue this Sabbath)
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2024
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