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 it is never forgiven for him until he will give his fellow that which he owes him and he will appease him. Even though he returned to him the money that he owes him, he has to appease him and request from him that he should forgive him. Even though he only teased his fellow with words, he has to appease him and beg from him until he will forgive him. If his fellow didn't want to forgive him, he brings him a row of three people from his friends, and they beg him and request from him. If he wasn't appeased to them, he brings him a second and a third. If he didn't want, he leaves him and goes away, and this one who didn't forgive is the sinner. And if he was his teacher, he goes and comes even a thousand times until he will forgive him. 10 It is forbidden for a man to be cruel and will not appease, but he should be easy to appease and difficult to get angry. And at the time that the sinner requests from him to forgive, he forgives with a whole heart and willing soul. And even though he distressed him and sinned towards him a lot, he should not take revenge nor bear a grudge. And this is the way of the seed of Israel and their willing heart. But the star-worshippers, uncircumcised of heart, are not like this, rather: "And he kept his wrath forever". And so it says on the Gibeonites, because they did not forgive and were not appeased: "and the Gibeonites are not from the children of Israel". 11 He who sins towards his fellow, and his fellow died before he shall request forgiveness, he brings ten people and has them stand on his grave, and he should say before them: "I sinned to God, the God of Israel, and to this so-and-so, for this and this I have done to him". And if he owed him money, he should return it to the heirs. If he did not know of any heirs, he should place it in Court, and should confess.   1 