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Amos 5:7

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7 There are those who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground.
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KJV
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

ESV
O you who turn justice to wormwood and cast down righteousness to the earth!

NLT
You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the oppressed. You treat the righteous like dirt.
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