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Amos 8:4-7

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4 Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land,
4 Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land,
5 saying, "When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain; and the sabbath, so that we may offer wheat for sale? We will make the ephah small and the shekel great, and practice deceit with false balances,
5 saying, “When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?”— skimping on the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales,
6 buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and selling the sweepings of the wheat."
6 buying the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with the wheat.
7 The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.
7 The LORD has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget anything they have done.
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