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advantage；　but　have　regard　to　the　support　of　others　also。　Nor　are
you　to　muzzle　the　mouths　of　the　oxen　when　they　tread　the　ears　of
corn　in　the　thrashing…floor；　for　it　is　not　just　to　restrain　our
fellow…laboring　animals；　and　those　that　work　in　order　to　its
production；　of　this　fruit　of　their　labors。　Nor　are　you　to
prohibit　those　that　pass　by　at　the　time　when　your　fruits　are　ripe
to　touch　them；　but　to　give　them　leave　to　fill　themselves　full　of
what　you　have；　and　this　whether　they　be　of　your　own　country　or
strangers；　…　as　being　glad　of　the　opportunity　of　giving　them　some
part　of　your　fruits　when　they　are　ripe；　but　let　it　not　be
esteemed　lawful　for　them　to　carry　any　away。　Nor　let　those　that
gather　the　grapes；　and　carry　them　to　the　wine…presses；　restrain
those　whom　they　meet　from　eating　of　them；　for　it　is　unjust；　out
of　envy；　to　hinder　those　that　desire　it；　to　partake　of　the　good
things　that　come　into　the　world　according　to　God's　will；　and　this
while　the　season　is　at　the　height；　and　is　hastening　away　as　it
pleases　God。　Nay；　if　some；　out　of　bashfulness；　are　unwilling　to
touch　these　fruits；　let　them　be　encouraged　to　take　of　them　（I
mean；　those　that　are　Israelites）　as　if　they　were　themselves　the
owners　and　lords；　on　account　of　the　kindred　there　is　between
them。　Nay；　let　them　desire　men　that　come　from　other　countries；　to
partake　of　these　tokens　of　friendship　which　God　has　given　in
their　proper　season；　for　that　is　not　to　be　deemed　as　idly　spent；
which　any　one　out　of　kindness　communicates　to　another；　since　God
bestows　plenty　of　good　things　on　men；　not　only　for　themselves　to
reap　the　advantage；　but　also　to　give　to　others　in　a　way　of
generosity；　and　he　is　desirous；　by　this　means；　to　make　known　to
others　his　peculiar　kindness　to　the　people　of　Israel；　and　how
freely　he　communicates　happiness　to　them；　while　they　abundantly
communicate　out　of　their　great　superfluities　to　even　these
foreigners　also。　But　for　him　that　acts　contrary　to　this　law；　let
him　be　beaten　with　forty　stripes　save　one　（22）　by　the　public
executioner；　let　him　undergo　this　punishment；　which　is　a　most
ignominious　one　for　a　free…man；　and　this　because　he　was　such　a
slave　to　gain　as　to　lay　a　blot　upon　his　dignity；　for　it　is　proper
for　you　who　have　had　the　experience　of　the　afflictions　in　Egypt；
and　of　those　in　the　wilderness；　to　make　provision　for　those　that
are　in　the　like　circumstances；　and　while　you　have　now　obtained
plenty　yourselves；　through　the　mercy　and　providence　of　God；　to
distribute　of　the　same　plenty；　by　the　like　sympathy；　to　such　as
stand　in　need　of　it。

22。　Besides　those　two　tithes；　which　I　have　already　said　you　are
to　pay　every　year；　the　one　for　the　Levites；　the　other　for　the
festivals；　you　are　to　bring　every　third　year　a　third　tithe　to　be
distributed　to　those　that　want；　（23）　to　women　also　that　are
widows；　and　to　children　that　are　orphans。　But　as　to　the　ripe
fruits；　let　them　carry　that　which　is　ripe　first　of　all　into　the
temple；　and　when　they　have　blessed　God　for　that　land　which　bare
them；　and　which　he　had　given　them　for　a　possession；　when　they
have　also　offered　those　sacrifices　which　the　law　has　commanded
them　to　bring；　let　them　give　the　first…fruits　to　the　priests。　But
when　any　one　hath　done　this；　and　hath　brought　the　tithe　of　all
that　he　hath；　together　with　those　first…fruits　that　are　for　the
Levites；　and　for　the　festivals；　and　when　he　is　about　to　go　home；
let　him　stand　before　the　holy　house；　and　return　thanks　to　God；
that　he　hath　delivered　them　from　the　injurious　treatment　they　had
in　Egypt；　and　hath　given　them　a　good　land；　and　a　large；　and　lets
them　enjoy　the　fruits　thereof；　and　when　he　hath　openly　testified
that　he　hath　fully　paid　the　tithes　＇and　other　dues＇　according　to
the　laws　of　Moses；　let　him　entreat　God　that　he　will　be　ever
merciful　and　gracious　to　him；　and　continue　so　to　be　to　all　the
Hebrews；　both　by　preserving　the　good　things　which　he　hath　already
given　them；　and　by　adding　what　it　is　still　in　his　power　to　bestow
upon　them。

23。　Let　the　Hebrews　marry；　at　the　age　fit　for　it；　virgins　that
are　free；　and　born　of　good　parents。　And　he　that　does　not　marry　a
virgin；　let　him　not　corrupt　another　man's　wife；　and　marry　her；
nor　grieve　her　former　husband。　Nor　let　free　men　marry　slaves；
although　their　affections　should　strongly　bias　any　of　them　so　to
do；　for　it　is　decent；　and　for　the　dignity　of　the　persons
themselves；　to　govern　those　their　affections。　And　further；　no　one
ought　to　marry　a　harlot；　whose　matrimonial　oblations；　arising
from　the　prostitution　of　her　body；　God　will　not　receive；　for　by
these　means　the　dispositions　of　the　children　will　be　liberal　and
virtuous；　I　mean；　when　they　are　not　born　of　base　parents；　and　of
the　lustful　conjunction　of　such　as　marry　women　that　are　not　free。
If　any　one　has　been　espoused　to　a　woman　as　to　a　virgin；　and　does
not　afterward　find　her　so　to　be；　let　him　bring　his　action；　and
accuse　her；　and　let　him　make　use　of　such　indications　（24）　to
prove　his　accusation　as　he　is　furnished　withal；　and　let　the
father　or　the　brother　of　the　damsel；　or　some　one　that　is　after
them　nearest　of　kin　to　her；　defend　her　If　the　damsel　obtain　a
sentence　in　her　favor；　that　she　had　not　been　guilty；　let　her　live
with　her　husband　that　accused　her；　and　let　him　not　have　any
further　power　at　all　to　put　her　away；　unless　she　give　him　very
great　occasions　of　suspicion；　and　such　as　can　be　no　way
contradicted。　But　for　him　that　brings　an　accusation　and　calumny
against　his　wife　in　an　impudent　and　rash　manner；　let　him　be
punished　by　receiving　forty　stripes　save　one；　and　let　him　pay
fifty　shekels　to　her　father：　but　if　the　damsel　be　convicted；　as
having　been　corrupted；　and　is　one　of　the　common　people；　let　her
be　stoned；　because　she　did　not　preserve　her　virginity　till　she
were　lawfully　married；　but　if　she　were　the　daughter　of　a　priest；
let　her　be　burnt　alive。　If　any　one　has　two　wives；　and　if　he
greatly　respect　and　be　kind　to　one　of　them；　either　out　of　his
affection　to　her；　or　for　her　beauty；　or　for　some　other　reason；
while　the　other　is　of　less　esteem　with　him；　and　if　the　son　of　her
that　is　beloved　be　the　younger　by　birth　than　another　born　of　the
other　wife；　but　endeavors　to　obtain　the　right　of　primogeniture
from　his　father's　kindness　to　his　mother；　and　would　thereby
obtain　a　double　portion　of　his　father's　substance；　for　that
double　portion　is　what　I　have　allotted　him　in　the　laws；　…　let　not
this　be　permitted；　for　it　is　unjust　that　he　who　is　the　elder　by
birth　should　be　deprived　of　what　is　due　to　him；　on　the　father's
disposition　of　his　estate；　because　his　mother　was　not　equally
regarded　by　him。　He　that　hath　corrupted　a　damsel　espoused　to
another　man；　in　case　he　had　her　consent；　let　both　him　and　her　be
put　to　death；　for　they　are　both　equally　guilty；　the　man；　because
he　persuaded　the　woman　willingly　to　submit　to　a　most　impure
action；　and　to　prefer　it　to　lawful　wedlock；　the　woman；　because
she　was　persuaded　to　yield　herself　to　be　corrupted；　either　for
pleasure　or　for　gain。　However；　if　a　man　light　on　a　woman　when　she
is　alone；　and　forces　her；　where　nobody　was　present　to　come　to　her
assistance；　let　him　only　be　put　to　death。　Let　him　that　hath
corrupted　a　virgin　not　yet　espoused　marry　her；　but　if　the　father
of　the　damsel　be　not　willing　that　she　should　be　his　wife；　let　him
pay　fifty　shekels　as　the　price　of　her　prostitution。　He　that
desires　to　be　divorced　from　his　wife　for　any　cause　（25）
whatsoever；　（and　many　such　causes　happen　among　men；）　let　him　in
writing　give　assurance　that　he　will　never　use　her　as　his　wife　any
more；　for　by　this　means　she　may　be　at　liberty　to　marry　another
husband；　although　before　this　bill　of　divorce　be　given；　she　is
not　to　be　permitted　so　to　do：　but　if　she　be　misused　by　him　also；
or　if；　when　he　is　dead；　her　first　husband　would　marry　her　again；
it　shall　not　be　lawful　for　her　to　return　to　him。　If　a　woman's
husband　die；　and　leave　her　without　children；　let　his　brother
marry　her；　and　let　him　call　the　son　that　is　born　to　him　by　his
brother's　name；　and　educate　him　as　the　heir　of　his　inheritance；
for　this　procedure　will　be　for　the　benefit　of　the　public；　because
thereby　families　will　not　fail；　and　the　estate　will　continue
among　the　kindred；　and　this　will　be　for　the　solace　of　wives　under
their　affliction；　that　they　are　to　be　married　to　the　next
relation　of　their　former　husbands。　But　if　the　brother　will　not
marry　her；　let　the　woman　come　before　the　senate；　and　protest
openly　that　this　brother　will　not　admit　her　for　his　wife；　but
will　injure　the　memory　of　his　deceased　brother；　while　she　is
willing　to　continue　in　the　family；　and　to　hear　him　children。　And
when　the　senate　have　inquired　of　him　for　what　reason　it　is　that
he　is　averse　to　this　marriage；　whether　he　gives　a　bad　or　a　good
reason；　the　matter　must　come　to　this　issue；　That　the　woman　shall

loose　the　sandals　of　the　brother；　and　shall　spit　in　his　face；　and
say；　He　deserves　this　reproachful　treatment　from　her；　as　having
injured　the　memory　of　the　deceased。　And　then　let　him　go　away　out
of　the　senate；　and　bear　this　reproach　upon　him　all　his　life　long；
and　let　her　marry　to　whom　she　pleases；　of　such　as　seek　her　in
marriage。　But　now；　if　any　man　take　captive；　either　a　virgin；　or
one　that　hath　been　married；　（26）　and　has　a　mind　to　marry　her；　let
him　not　be　allowed　to　bring　her　to　bed　to　him；　or　to　live　with
her　as　his　wife；　before　she　hath　her　head　shaven；　and　hath　put　on
her　mourning　habit；　and　lamented　her　relations　and　friends　that
were　slain　in　the　battle；　that　by　this　means　she　may　give　vent　to
her　sorrow　for　them；　and　after　that　may　betake　herself　to
feasting　and　matrimony；　for　it　is　good　for　him　that　takes　a
woman；　in　order　to　have　children　by　her；　to　be　complaisant　to　her
inclinations；　and　not　merely　to　pursue　his　own　pleasure；　while　he
hath　no　regard　to　what　is　agreeable　to　her。　But　when　thirty　days
are　past；　as　the　time　of　mourning；　for　so　many　are　sufficient　to
prudent　persons　for　lamenting　the　dearest　friends；　then　let　them
proceed　to　the　marriage；　but　in　case　when　he　hath　satisfied　his
lust；　he　be　too　proud　to　retain　her　for　his　wife；　let　him　not
have　it　in　his　power　to　make　her　a　slave；　but　let　her　go　away
whither　she　pleases；　and　have　that　privilege　of　a　free　woman。

24。　As　to　those　young　men　that　despise　their　parents；　and　do　not
pay　them　honor；　but　offer　them　affronts；　either　because　they　are
ashamed　of　them　or　think　themselves　wiser　than　they；　…　in　the
first　place；　let　their　parents　admonish　them　in　words；　（for　they
are　by　nature　of　authority　sufficient　for　becoming　their　judges；）
and　let　them　say　thus　to　them：　…　That　they　cohabited　together；
not　for　the　sake　of　pleasure；　nor　for　the　augmentation　of　their
riches；　by　joining　both　their　stocks　together；　but　that　they
might　have　children　to　take　care　of　them　in　their　old　age；　and
might　by　them　have　what　they　then　should　want。　And　say　further　to
him；　〃That　when　thou　wast　born；　we　took　thee　up　with　gladness；
and　gave　God　the　greatest　thanks　for　thee；　and　brought　time　up
with　great　care；　and　spared　for　nothing　that　appeared　useful　for
thy　preservation；　and　for　thy　instruction　in　what　was　most
excellent。　And　now；　since　it　is　reasonable　to　forgive　the　sins　of
those　that　are　young；　let　it　suffice　thee　to　have　given　so　ma