Micah 6:10–12

Can I forget any longer the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked,

and the scant measure that is accursed?

Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales

and with a bag of deceitful weights?

Your rich men are full of violence;

your inhabitants speak lies,

and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house,

and the short ephah, which is accursed?

Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales,

with a bag of false weights?

Your rich people are violent;

your inhabitants are liars

and their tongues speak deceitfully.

Are there still the treasures of wickedness

and the accursed short measure

in the house of the wicked?

Can I excuse wicked scales

or bags of deceptive weights?

For the wealthy of the city are full of violence,

and its residents speak lies;

the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.

What shall I say about the homes of the wicked

filled with treasures gained by cheating?

What about the disgusting practice

of measuring out grain with dishonest measures?

How can I tolerate your merchants

who use dishonest scales and weights?

The rich among you have become wealthy

through extortion and violence.

Your citizens are so used to lying

that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.

Is there any longer a man in the house of the wicked

treasures of wickedness,

and the ephah of scarcity which is accursed?

Shall I regard as pure the one with scales of wickedness,

and with a bag of deceitful weights?

Because her rich are full of violence,

and her inhabitants speak lies,

and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked,

And the scant measure that is abominable?

Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances,

And with the bag of deceitful weights?

For the rich men thereof are full of violence,

And the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies,

And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.