Amos 8:4-7 (New International Version)
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Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor1 of the land,2
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saying, "When will the New Moon3 be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market4 wheat?"5-- skimping the measure, boosting the price and cheating6 with dishonest scales,7
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buying the poor8 with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with the wheat.9
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The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob:10 "I will never forget11 anything they have done.12
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