Sublime

13And when you send a male slave[38] out from you a free person, you shall not send him out empty-handed. 14Provide liberally out of your flock, your threshing floor, and your wine press, thus giving to him some of the bounty with which the LORD your God has blessed you. 15Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God r

Just as the prohibition against unfair gain applies with regard to purchases and sales, so too, it applies with regard to hiring out [an article],41 contracting [for a task],42 and exchanging money.43

Ahavas Chesed (2:3; 5:3; 6:9) writes that even a person who derives his livelihood from lending must give an interest free loan if approached by a Jewish borrower who needs money to buy his basic necessities. Indeed, giving such a loan takes precedence over the lender’s desire to generate additional income to provide for a more lavish lifestyle.