And a stranger shalt thou not oppress; for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
וְגֵ֖ר לֹ֣א תִלְחָ֑ץ וְאַתֶּ֗ם יְדַעְתֶּם֙ אֶת־נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַגֵּ֔ר כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
Exodus 23:9
The same idea in other traditions
We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for all creatures.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
The God-conscious being is the helper of the helpless. The God-conscious being extends his hand to all.
The disciples of Gotama are always well awake, and their mind day and night always delights in compassion.
By renouncing pleasures he obtains freedom from false longing, whereby he becomes compassionate, humble, free from sorrow, …
Let the rich satisfy the poor implorer, and bend his eye upon a longer pathway. Riches come now to one, now to another, and like the wheels of cars are ever rolling.
Mencius said, 'All men have a mind which cannot bear to see the sufferings of others. … even now-a-days, if men suddenly see a child about to fall into a well, they will without exception experience a feeling of alarm and distress. … The feeling of commiseration is the principle of benevolence. …
In a desert a man found a dog that was dying from thirst. Using his hat as a bucket, he fetched water from a well and gave it to the helpless animal. The prophet of the time stated that God had forgiven the man his sins because of his kindly act. Reflect, if thou be a tyrant, and make a profession of benevolence. He who shows kindness to a dog will not do less towards the good among his fellows. …