וְזֶה֮ דְּבַ֣ר הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ שָׁמ֗וֹט כָּל־בַּ֙עַל֙ מַשֵּׁ֣ה יָד֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַשֶּׁ֖ה בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ לֹֽא־יִגֹּ֤שׂ אֶת־רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ וְאֶת־אָחִ֔יו כִּֽי־קָרָ֥א שְׁמִטָּ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃
Beginilah aturan pelepasan itu: setiap orang yang memberi pinjaman harus melepaskan piutang yang telah dipinjamkannya kepada sesamanya. Janganlah ia menagihnya dari sesamanya dan saudaranya, sebab pelepasan bagi Yang Mahakekal telah dimaklumkan.
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
Commandments 475 and 476 provide for שמטת כספים, the relinquishing of outstanding loans that have not been repaid at the end of the Shemittah year. The Torah (15,2) writes: "Every creditor shall remit the due that he daims…he shall not dun his fellow or kinsman," etc.