Amos 5:7-15

⁷Ye who turn justice into wormwood, And cast righteousness down to the ground.

⁸Seek him, that made the Pleiades and Orion; That changeth death-like darkness into morning, And darkeneth day into night; That calleth up the waters of the sea, And poureth them out upon the face of the earth; Jehovah is his name!

⁹Who sendeth sudden destruction upon the strong, And bringeth desolation upon the fortress.

¹⁰They hate him that pleadeth in the gate, And abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

¹¹Since, then, ye trample upon the poor, And take from him presents of wheat, Though ye build houses of hewn stone, ye shall not dwell in them; Though ye plant pleasant vineyards, ye shall not drink their wine.

¹²For I know that your sins are many, And your transgressions manifold, Ye who afflict the righteous, and take a bribe, And oppress the poor in the gate!

¹³Therefore the wise man shall be silent at that time, For it shall be an evil time.

¹⁴Seek ye good, and not evil, that ye may live; Then shall Jehovah, the God of hosts, be with you, as ye boast.

¹⁵Hate ye evil, and love good, And establish justice in the gate; It may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will have pity upon the remnant of Joseph.