Curses to Deter Misconduct

¹⁴The Levites shall then proclaim in a loud voice to all the people of Israel:

¹⁵Cursed be anyone who makes a sculptured or molten image, abhorred by the Lord, a craftsman’s handiwork, and sets it up in secret.—And all the people shall respond, Amen.

¹⁶Cursed be he who insults his father or mother.— And all the people shall say, Amen.

¹⁷Cursed be he who moves his fellow countryman’s landmark.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

¹⁸Cursed be he who misdirects a blind person on his way.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

¹⁹Cursed be he who subverts the rights of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

²⁰Cursed be he who lies with his father’s wife, for he has removed his father’s garment.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

²¹Cursed be he who lies with any beast.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

²²Cursed be he who lies with his sister, whether daughter of his father or of his mother.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

²³Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law.— And all the people shall say, Amen.

²⁴Cursed be he who strikes down his fellow countryman in secret.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

²⁵Cursed be he who accepts a bribe in the case of the murder of an innocent person.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

²⁶Cursed be he who will not uphold the terms of this Teaching and observe them.—And all the people shall say, Amen.