Amos 5:4-13

For YAHWEH says this to the people of Israel: “Come, seek me, and you will live. But don’t go down to seek me at Beersheba. Don’t try to find me at Bethel’s shrines or at the altars at Gilgal. For Gilgal will be taken into exile, and Bethel will be brought to nothing.” Come back to YAHWEH and live, or he will sweep down like fire upon the people of Israel. The fire will burn at Bethel with no one there to put out the flames. They turn justice into a bitter pill to swallow and trample righteousness into the mud. Creator of Constellations—Maker of the Pleiades and Orion, you turn the deepest darkness into dawn and daylight into the darkest night. You draw up drops of water distilled from the sea to drench the earth with pouring rain. YAHWEH is your name. You destroy the mighty with a blinding flash and overwhelm their strongholds with certain destruction. They hate the one who challenges injustice and despise the one who declares the whole truth in court. For I know how outrageous are your many sins and how many crimes you have committed. You persecute the righteous, trample on the rights of the poor, and seize their grain through extortion. By taking bribes, you prevent them from getting justice in the courts. This is why you will not live in the fine stone houses you build or enjoy the fruits of your luxury. You will not drink wine from the lush vineyards you plant, for your judgment is imminent. Yes, the smartest thing for the prudent is to remain silent in such an evil time as this.