Amos 5:7-15

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⁸ He who made the ^(B)Pleiades and Orion,
    and turns deep darkness into the morning
    and ^(C)darkens the day into night,
who ^(D)calls for the waters of the sea
    ^(E)and pours them out on the surface of the earth,
^(F)the Lord is his name;
^9 (G)who makes destruction flash forth against the strong,
    so that destruction comes upon the fortress.

^10 (H)They hate him who reproves ^(I)in the gate,
    and they ^(J)abhor him who speaks the truth.
¹¹ Therefore because you ^(K)trample on^[b] the poor
    and you exact taxes of grain from him,
^(L)you have built houses of hewn stone,
    but you shall not dwell in them;
^(M)you have planted pleasant vineyards,
    but you shall not drink their wine.
¹² For I know how many are your transgressions
    and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who ^(N)take a bribe,
    and ^(O)turn aside the needy ^(P)in the gate.
¹³ Therefore he who is prudent will ^(Q)keep silent in such a time,
    ^(R)for it is an evil time.

^14 (S)Seek good, and not evil,
    that you may live;
and so the Lord, ^(T)the God of hosts, will be with you,
    as you have said.
^15 (U)Hate evil, and love good,
    and establish justice ^(V)in the gate;
^(W)it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
    will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.