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Negative commandment 252 of 365

Not to wrong the stranger in speech

Maimonides

Not to wrong the stranger in speech, as it is said, “Thou shalt not vex a stranger” (Ex. 22:20).

Exodus 22:21 · Hebrew 22:20

KJV
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
ASV
And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
WEB
“You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
JPS
And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.