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13 Therefore, the prudent man keeps silent in such a situation,
    for it is an evil period.

Seek the Good So That You Will Live

14 Seek good and not evil,
    so that you may live.
Then the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you
    as you claim he is.
15 Hate evil and love good,
    and let justice prevail at the city gate.
Then it is possible that the Lord, the God of hosts,
    will show mercy to the remnant of Joseph.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:15 The remnant of Joseph: the northern kingdom in its already decimated state.