Every man who puts under the ban a man amongst men according to the ordinances of the Gentiles is to be put to death:
2And as for that which He hath said: 'Thou shalt not take vengeance nor bear a grudge against the children of thy people,' every man of those who have entered into the covenant, who brings a charge against his neighbor whom he had not rebuked before witnesses, and yet brings it in his fierce wrath or recounts it to his elders in order to bring him into contempt, is taking vengeance and bearing a grudge.
3But naught is written save that, 'He taketh vengeance on His adversaries, and He beareth a grudge against His enemies.'
4If he held his peace with regard to him from day to day, but in his fierce wrath spake against him in a matter of death, he hath testified against himself because he did not give effect to the commandment of God, Who said to him,
5'Thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor and not bear sin because of him.'
6As regards the oath, touching that which He said 'Thou shalt not avenge thee with thine own hand', the man who makes another man swear in the open field—that is, not in the presence of the judges, or owing to their commands—hath avenged himself with his own hand.
7And as for anything that is lost, should it not be known who has stolen it from the property of the camp in which the thing has been stolen, its owner shall proclaim it by the oath of cursing and whoso hears, if he knows and declares it not, shall be held guilty.
8As for any restitution made by him who returns that which has not an owner, he who returns it shall confess to the priest, and that which was lost shall be given back to him, besides the ram of the guilt-offering to the priest; and so everything that was lost and found and has no owner shall be given to the priests for he who found it knows not its law.
9If its owner is not found they shall take charge of it.
10If a man in any matter trespasses against the Law and his neighbor and none but he sees it, if it be a matter of death, he shall make it known to the Censor in the presence of the accused in discharging the duty of reproof: and the Censor shall write it down with his own hand:
11If he do it again before another, he shall return and make it known to the Censor.
12If he shall be caught again before another, his judgment shall be executed.
13And if they are two and they witness against him each on a different thing the man shall be only excluded from the Purity, provided that they are trustworthy, and that on the day on which they have seen the man they make it known to the Censor.
14And according to the statute they shall accept two trustworthy witnesses, and not one to exclude the Purity.
15And there shall arise no witness before the judges to cause a man to be put to death at his mouth, whose days have not been fulfilled so as to pass over unto those that are numbered and who is not a man who fears God.
16None shall be believed as a witness against his neighbor who transgresses a word of the commandment with a high hand until they are cleansed through repentance.