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Each day you must give him his wage
"You should give the man the money he earns every single day"
the sun must not go down on this unsettled matter
This is an idiom. The Israelites considered the new day as starting when the sun went down. Alternate translation: "you should pay the man on the same day he does the work" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
for he is poor and is counting on it
The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "because he is poor and depends on his wages to buy his food for the next day" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
he does not cry out against you to Yahweh
"he does not call out to Yahweh and ask him to punish you"