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Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights?

Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful weights?

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

Can I excuse wicked scales or bags of deceptive weights?

Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales, And with the bag of deceitful weights?

“Do you expect me to overlook obscene wealth you’ve piled up by cheating and fraud? Do you think I’ll tolerate shady deals and shifty scheming? I’m tired of the violent rich bullying their way with bluffs and lies. I’m fed up. Beginning now, you’re finished. You’ll pay for your sins down to your last cent. No matter how much you get, it will never be enough— hollow stomachs, empty hearts. No matter how hard you work, you’ll have nothing to show for it— bankrupt lives, wasted souls. You’ll plant grass but never get a lawn. You’ll make jelly but never spread it on your bread. You’ll press apples but never drink the cider. You have lived by the standards of your king, Omri, the decadent lifestyle of the family of Ahab. Because you’ve slavishly followed their fashions, I’m forcing you into bankruptcy. Your way of life will be laughed at, a tasteless joke. Your lives will be derided as futile and fake.”

“Can I justify dishonest balances, And a bag of fraudulent weights?

“Can I [be guiltless and] justify deceptive scales And a bag of dishonest weights? [1 Thess 4:6]

I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights.