⁸ He who made the Pleiades and Orion,^(A)
    who turns midnight into dawn^(B)
    and darkens day into night,^(C)
who calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out over the face of the land—
    the Lord is his name.^(D)
9 With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold
    and brings the fortified city to ruin.^(E)

¹⁰ There are those who hate the one who upholds justice in court^(F)
    and detest the one who tells the truth.^(G)

¹¹ You levy a straw tax on the poor^(H)
    and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,^(I)
    you will not live in them;^(J)
though you have planted lush vineyards,
    you will not drink their wine.^(K)
12 For I know how many are your offenses
    and how great your sins.^(L)

There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes^(M)
    and deprive the poor^(N) of justice in the courts.^(O)

¹⁴ Seek good, not evil,
    that you may live.^(A)
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
    just as you say he is.
¹⁵ Hate evil,^(B) love good;^(C)
    maintain justice in the courts.^(D)
Perhaps^(E) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy^(F)
    on the remnant^(G) of Joseph.