▁be ▁before ▁you ▁( the ▁Israel ites ). " ▁And ▁they ▁are ▁bene vol ent , ▁for ▁ ▁says ▁of ▁Abraham ▁" that ▁he ▁may ▁command ▁his ▁children ▁and ▁his ▁household ▁after ▁him , ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁keep ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁to ▁do ▁r igh te ous ness ▁and ▁justice ." ▁The ▁Gem ara ▁taught ▁that ▁David ▁told ▁the ▁Gib e on ites ▁that ▁only ▁one ▁who ▁cultiv ates ▁these ▁three ▁characteristics ▁is ▁fit ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Jewish ▁People . ▁ ▁A ▁Mid r ash ▁li ken ed ▁the ▁command ment ▁of ▁ ▁to ▁have ▁just ▁weights ▁and ▁measures ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 2 0 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ) ▁not ▁to ▁make ▁gods ▁of ▁silver , ▁or ▁gods ▁of ▁gold . ▁Reading ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Le vi ▁taught ▁that ▁bl essed ▁actions ▁bless ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁them , ▁and ▁curs ed ▁actions ▁cur se ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁them . ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁interpreted ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁ ▁" A ▁perfect ▁and ▁just ▁weight ▁you ▁shall ▁have ," ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁if ▁one ▁acts ▁just ly , ▁one ▁will ▁have ▁something ▁to ▁take ▁and ▁something ▁to ▁give , ▁something ▁to ▁buy ▁and ▁something ▁to ▁sell . ▁Con vers ely , ▁the ▁Mid r ash ▁read ▁ ▁to ▁teach , ▁" You ▁shall ▁not ▁have ▁poss essions ▁if ▁there ▁are ▁in ▁your ▁bag ▁diverse ▁weights , ▁a ▁great ▁and ▁a ▁small . ▁You ▁shall ▁not ▁have ▁poss essions ▁if ▁there ▁are