Do not add anything to these rules. Do not remove anything from them. You must obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving to you.
You saw for yourselves what the Lord your God did at Baal-Peor. He killed every person among you who worshipped Baal there. But each of you who continued to trust the Lord your God is still alive today.
Look! I have taught you rules and laws, as the Lord my God told me to do. Now you must obey them when you go into the land where you will live. Obey them carefully. That will show people of other nations that you are wise. They will hear about all your laws. Then they will say, ‘The people of this great nation are very wise and clever!’
No other nation has a god who is near to them like the Lord our God. Even great nations have no god like that. But when we pray to the Lord our God, he listens! And no other great nation has rules and laws that are as fair as ours. That is God's Law that I am giving to you today.
But be very careful! Never forget the things that you yourselves have seen. Remember these things for as long as you live. Tell your children and your grandchildren about all the things that God has done.
Deuteronomy 4:2-9