Amos 5:8-13

New American Standard Bible

⁸ He who made the ^(A)Pleiades and Orion,
And ^(B)changes deep darkness into morning,
^[a]Who also ^(C)darkens day into night,
Who ^(D)calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the surface of the earth,
The ^(E)Lord is His name.
⁹ It is He who ^(F)makes destruction flash upon the strong,
So that ^(G)destruction comes upon the fortress.

¹⁰ They hate him who ^(H)rebukes in the ^[b]gate,
And they ^(I)despise him who speaks with integrity.
¹¹ Therefore because you impose heavy ^[c]rent on the poor
And take a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built ^(J)houses of cut stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted beautiful vineyards, yet you will ^(K)not drink their wine.
¹² For I know your offenses are many and your sins are great,
You who are ^(L)hostile to the righteous and accept bribes,
And ^[d]turn away the poor from justice at the ^[e]gate.
¹³ Therefore at ^[f]such a time the prudent person ^(M)keeps quiet, because it is an evil time.