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Negative commandment 277 of 365

Not to be moved in trying a case, by the poverty of one of the parties

Maimonides

Not to be moved in trying a case, by the poverty of one of the parties, as it is said, “…. thou shalt not respect the person of the poor” (Lev. 19:15).

Leviticus 19:15

KJV
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
ASV
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
WEB
“‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.
JPS
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor favour the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.