A reading from the book of Leviticus. And the Lord spoke to Moses saying,

Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy,

for I the Lord your God am holy. Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father,

and you shall keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord, your God. Do not turn to

idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal. I am the Lord your God. When you offer a

sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted. It shall be

eaten the same day you offer it, or on the day after, and anything

left over until the third day shall be burned up with fire. If it is eaten at all on the third day,

it is tainted. It will not be accepted, and everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity,

because he has profaned what is holy to the Lord, and that person shall be cut off

from his people. When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its

edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest, and you shall not strip your vineyard

bear, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor

and for the sojourner. I am the Lord your God. You shall not steal. You shall not deal falsely.

You shall not lie to one another. You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your

God. I am the Lord. You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him.

The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning. You shall not

curse the death or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the Lord.

You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the

great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. You shall not go around as a slanderer

among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor. I am the Lord.

You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incurred sin because of him. You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor,

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