Deuteronomy 24:14-15
““You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers, or one of your foreigners who are in your land within your gates. You shall give him his hire in his day, before the sun goes down, for he is poor, and sets his heart on it; lest he cry against you to Yahweh, and it be sin to you.””
This instruction comes from the book of Deuteronomy, a collection of Moses' speeches to the Israelites on the plains of Moab, just before they entered the Promised Land. It's part of a larger legal code designed to establish a just and compassionate society.
What responsibility does this passage suggest we hold towards those whose livelihood depends on our timely payments?