⁸ But Ephraim says:
“How rich I have become;^(A)
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any crime in me^(B)
that I can be punished for!”^[a]

⁵ asking, “When will the New Moon be over
so we may sell grain,^(A)
and the Sabbath,
so we may market wheat?^(B)
We can reduce the measure
while increasing the price^[a]
and cheat with dishonest scales.^(C)

¹¹ Can I excuse wicked scales
or bags of deceptive weights?^(A)