17 You must not cheat each other. You respect your God. I am the Lord your God.
18 “‘Remember my laws and rules, and obey them. Then you will live safely in the land.
19 The land will give good crops to you. You will eat as much as you want. And you will live safely in the land.
20 “‘But you might ask, “If we don’t plant seeds or gather crops, what will we eat the seventh year?”
21 Don’t worry. I will send you a great blessing during the sixth year. That year the land will produce enough crops for 3 years.
22 When you plant in the eighth year, you will still be eating from the old crop. You will eat the old crop until the harvest of the ninth year.
23 “‘The land really belongs to me. So you can’t sell it forever. You are only foreigners and travelers living for a time on my land.