Do all the workers of injustice (A)not know,
Who (B)devour my people as they eat bread,
And (C)do not call upon the Lord?

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14 There is a [a]kind of person whose (A)teeth are like swords
And his (B)jaw teeth like knives,
To (C)devour the poor from the earth
And the needy from among mankind.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:14 Or generation

These who [a]trample the head of the (A)helpless to the dust of the earth
Also (B)divert the way of the humble;
And a (C)man and his father [b]resort to the same [c]girl
So as to profane My holy name.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:7 Or pant for the dust...on the head of the helpless
  2. Amos 2:7 Lit go
  3. Amos 2:7 Possibly a prostitute, or a temple prostitute

11 Therefore because you impose heavy [a]rent on the poor
And take a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built (A)houses of cut stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted beautiful vineyards, yet you will (B)not drink their wine.
12 For I know your offenses are many and your sins are great,
You who are (C)hostile to the righteous and accept bribes,
And [b]turn away the poor from justice at the [c]gate.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:11 Or tax
  2. Amos 5:12 Lit they turn
  3. Amos 5:12 I.e., the place where court was held

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