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Amos 8:5
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5 Saying:

“When will the New Moon be past,
That we may sell grain?
And (A)the Sabbath,
That we may [a]trade wheat?
(B)Making the ephah small and the shekel large,
Falsifying the scales by (C)deceit,

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Amos 8:5
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5 saying,

“When will the New Moon(A) be over
    that we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath be ended
    that we may market(B) wheat?”(C)—
skimping on the measure,
    boosting the price
    and cheating(D) with dishonest scales,(E)

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Amos 8:6
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6 That we may buy the poor for (A)silver,
And the needy for a pair of sandals—
Even sell the bad wheat?”

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Amos 8:6
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6 buying the poor(A) with silver
    and the needy for a pair of sandals,
    selling even the sweepings with the wheat.(B)

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