For you have (A)exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing
    (B)and stripped the naked of their clothing.
You have given no water to the weary to drink,
    and you have (C)withheld bread from the hungry.
(D)The man with power possessed the land,
    and (E)the favored man lived in it.
You have (F)sent widows away empty,
    and (G)the arms of (H)the fatherless were crushed.

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You demanded security(A) from your relatives for no reason;(B)
    you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.(C)
You gave no water(D) to the weary
    and you withheld food from the hungry,(E)
though you were a powerful man, owning land(F)
    an honored man,(G) living on it.(H)
And you sent widows(I) away empty-handed(J)
    and broke the strength of the fatherless.(K)

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And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for (A)the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.

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Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages.(A) Do not move around from house to house.

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It is (A)the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.

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The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.(A)

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Behold, (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and (B)the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of (C)the Lord of hosts.

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Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(A) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(B) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(C)

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