Jeremiah 22:15-17

New International Version

¹⁵ “Does it make you a king
    to have more and more cedar?
Did not your father have food and drink?
    He did what was right and just,^(A)
    so all went well^(B) with him.
¹⁶ He defended the cause of the poor and needy,^(C)
    and so all went well.
Is that not what it means to know^(D) me?”
    declares the Lord.
¹⁷ “But your eyes and your heart
    are set only on dishonest gain,^(E)
on shedding innocent blood^(F)
    and on oppression and extortion.”^(G)