Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

11 A (A)false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
But a (B)just weight is His delight.

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saying,

“When will the (A)new moon [a]be over,
So that we may sell grain;
And the (B)Sabbath, so that we may open the wheat market,
To make the [b]ephah smaller and the [c]shekel bigger,
And to (C)cheat with dishonest scales,

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:5 Lit pass by
  2. Amos 8:5 About 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters
  3. Amos 8:5 About 0.5 oz. or 14 gm

11 Can I justify dishonest (A)balances,
And a bag of fraudulent weights?

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