Hosea 12:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 You must return to your God.
Maintain loyalty and justice
and always hope in your God.
8 A merchant who holds a false balance,
he loves to extort!
9 Ephraim has said,
“How rich I have become;
I have made a fortune!”(A)
All his gain will not suffice
for the guilt of his sin.
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