Punishment or Restitution

[1] "If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. [2] "If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed. [3] "If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. He should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. [4] "If the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he shall restore double. [5] "If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed, and lets loose his animal, and it feeds in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. [6] "If fire breaks out and catches in thorns, so that stacked grain, standing grain, or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. [7] "If a man delivers to his neighbor money or articles to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. [8] "If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges to see whether he has put his hand into his neighbor's goods. [9] "For any kind of trespass, whether it concerns an ox, a donkey, a sheep, or clothing, or for any kind of lost thing which another claims to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whomever the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor. (Exodus 22:1-9 NKJV)