Reference for Exodus 22:20
וְגֵ֥ר לֹא־תוֹנֶ֖ה וְלֹ֣א תִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּ כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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The Jewish Spiritual Heroes
Characteristic of Rabbi Nathan’s trend of thoughts are the following social, ethical and religious maxims which he based on the text of the Torah. The verse: “You shall not wrong or oppress a stranger for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” (Ex. 22:20) Rabbi Nathan interpreted that “a man should never accuse others of the fault from which he is suffering”.8)בבא מציעא נ״ט ב׳, מסכת גרים פרק ד׳.
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