Amos 5:7-18

For those who turn justice into wormwood, And throw righteousness to the earth.” ¶He who made the Pleiades and Orion, And changes deep darkness into morning, Who also darkens day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the surface of the earth, The LORD is His name. It is He who makes destruction flash upon the strong, So that destruction comes upon the fortress. ¶They hate him who rebukes in the gate, And they despise him who speaks with integrity. Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor And take a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built houses of cut stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted beautiful vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine. For I know your offenses are many and your sins are great, You who are hostile to the righteous and accept bribes, And turn away the poor from justice at the gate. Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps quiet, because it is an evil time. ¶Seek good and not evil, so that you may live; And so may the LORD God of armies be with you, Just as you have said! Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of armies Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. Therefore this is what the LORD God of armies, the Lord says: “There is mourning in all the public squares, And in all the streets they say, ‘Oh no! Oh no!’ They also call the farmer to mourning And professional mourners to mourning rites. “And in all the vineyards there is mourning, Because I will pass through the midst of you,” says the LORD. ¶Woe to you who are longing for the day of the LORD, For what purpose will the day of the LORD be to you? It will be darkness and not light