Holy Scripture
Exodus 23:5
A church father on this verse
“The Lord tells us to relieve and lighten the burden of beasts of burden, even when they belong to our enemies. He is teaching us at a distance not to take pleasure in the misfortunes of others and not to laugh at our enemies. He wants to teach those who have exercised themselves in these disciplines to pray for their…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
5And if thou see thine enemy’s ass fallen under its burden, thou shalt not pass by it, but shalt help to raise it with him.
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3And thou shalt not spare a poor man in judgment.
4And if thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt turn them back and restore them to him.
— Exodus 23:5 —
6Thou shalt not wrest the sentence of the poor in his judgment.
7Thou shalt abstain from every unjust thing: thou shalt not slay the innocent and just, and thou shalt not justify the wicked for gifts.