9. The voice of Yahweh calls out to the city (and it is wise to fear Your name):“Pay attention to the rodand the One who ordained it.
10. Are there still the treasures of wickedness and the accursed short measure in the house of the wicked?
11. Can I excuse wicked scalesor bags of deceptive weights?
12. For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
13. “As a result, I have begun to strike you severely, bringing desolation because of your sins.
14. You will eat but not be satisfied, for there will be hunger within you.What you acquire, you cannot save, and what you do save,I will give to the sword.