Quotes About Equity

Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.

If a manís ox injures his neighborís ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.

You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.

Whatever the land yields during the Sabbath year shall be food for you—for yourself, your manservant and maidservant, the hired hand or foreigner who stays with you,

In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his own property.

Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.

In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land.

Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.

“The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their fatherís brothers, and transfer their fatherís inheritance to them.

Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ëIf a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.

If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.

If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his fatherís brothers.

At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife.

Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widowís cloak as security.

If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.

ëCursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.í And let all the people say, ëAmen!í

Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”