"If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely …" — Exodus 23:5

Exodus 23:5 · KJV

“If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. {and...: or, wilt thou cease to help him? or, and wouldest cease to leave thy business for him: thou shalt surely leave it to join with him}”

— Exodus 23:5

Verse 4

If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

Verse 6

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Exodus 23 — Context

Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. {and...: or, wilt thou cease to help him? or, and wouldest cease to leave thy business for him: thou shalt surely leave it to join with him}

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 22:4

Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift {them} up again.