Leviticus 24:12-21

¹²and thei senten hym to prisoun, til thei wisten what the Lord comaundide.

¹³And the Lord spak to Moises and seide,

¹⁴Lede out the blasfemere without the castels, and alle men that herden, sette her hondis on his heed, and al the puple stone hym.

¹⁵And thou schalt speke to the sones of Israel, A man that cursith his God,

¹⁶schal bere his synne, and he that blasfemeth the name of the Lord, die bi deeth; al the multitude of the puple schal oppresse hym with stoonus, whether he that blasfemede the name of the Lord is a citeseyn, whether a pilgrym, die he bi deeth.

¹⁷He that smytith and sleeth a man, die bi deeth;

¹⁸he that smytith a beeste, yelde oon in his stide, that is, lijf for lijf.

¹⁹If a man yyueth a wem to ony of hise citeseyns, as he dide, so be it don to him;

²⁰he schal restore brekyng for brekyng, iye for iye, tooth for tooth; what maner wem he yaf, he schal be compellid to suffre sich a wem.

²¹He that smytith werk beeste, yeelde another; he that smytith a man, schal be punyschid.