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11 The Lord demands accurate scales and balances;
    he sets the standards for fairness.

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11 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
    but he delights in accurate weights.

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10 False weights and unequal measures[a]
    the Lord detests double standards of every kind.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:10 Hebrew A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.

But no, the people are like crafty merchants
    selling from dishonest scales—
    they love to cheat.

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10 Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid.[a]

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  1. 45:10 Hebrew Use honest scales, an honest ephah, and an honest bath.

13 “You must use accurate scales when you weigh out merchandise, 14 and you must use full and honest measures. 15 Yes, always use honest weights and measures, so that you may enjoy a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

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35 “Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume. 36 Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry materials or liquids must be accurate.[a] I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

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  1. 19:36 Hebrew Use an honest ephah [a dry measure] and an honest hin [a liquid measure].

11 How can I tolerate your merchants
    who use dishonest scales and weights?

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You can’t wait for the Sabbath day to be over
    and the religious festivals to end
    so you can get back to cheating the helpless.
You measure out grain with dishonest measures
    and cheat the buyer with dishonest scales.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 8:5 Hebrew You make the ephah [a unit for measuring grain] small and the shekel [a unit of weight] great, and you deal falsely by using deceitful balances.

23 The Lord detests double standards;
    he is not pleased by dishonest scales.

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