1 “At the end of every seven years, you must cancel debts.
2 This is the way you must do this: Everyone who has lent money to another Israelite must cancel the debt. He should not ask a fellow Israelite to repay the debt, because the Lord said to cancel debts during that year.
3 You may require a foreigner to repay you, but you must cancel any debt another Israelite owes you.
4 There should not be any poor people in your country, because the Lord your God is giving you this land. And the Lord will greatly bless you.
5 But this will happen only if you obey the Lord your God. You must be careful to obey every command that I have told you today.
6 Then the Lord your God will bless you, as he promised. And you will have enough money to make loans to many nations. But you will not need to borrow from anyone. You will rule over many nations. But none of these nations will rule over you.
7 “When you are living in the land the Lord your God is giving you, there might be some poor people living among you. You must not be selfish. You must not refuse to give help to them.