Amos 5:11-13

New International Reader's Version

¹¹ You make poor people pay tax on their straw.
    You also tax their grain.
So, even though you have built stone houses,
    you won’t live in them.
You have planted fruitful vineyards.
    But you won’t drink the wine they produce.
¹² I know how many crimes you have committed.
    You have sinned far too much.

Among you are people who crush those who have done no wrong.
    They accept money from people who want special favors.
    They take away the rights of poor people in the courts.
¹³ So those who are wise keep quiet in times like these.
    That’s because the times are evil.