Amos 5:6-15

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⁶ Seek^(A) the Lord and live,^(B)
    or he will sweep through the tribes of Joseph like a fire;^(C)
it will devour them,
    and Bethel^(D) will have no one to quench it.^(E)

⁷ There are those who turn justice into bitterness^(F)
    and cast righteousness^(G) to the ground.^(H)

⁸ He who made the Pleiades and Orion,^(I)
    who turns midnight into dawn^(J)
    and darkens day into night,^(K)
who calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out over the face of the land—
    the Lord is his name.^(L)
9 With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold
    and brings the fortified city to ruin.^(M)

¹⁰ There are those who hate the one who upholds justice in court^(N)
    and detest the one who tells the truth.^(O)

¹¹ You levy a straw tax on the poor^(P)
    and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,^(Q)
    you will not live in them;^(R)
though you have planted lush vineyards,
    you will not drink their wine.^(S)
12 For I know how many are your offenses
    and how great your sins.^(T)

There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes^(U)
    and deprive the poor^(V) of justice in the courts.^(W)
13 Therefore the prudent keep quiet^(X) in such times,
    for the times are evil.^(Y)

¹⁴ Seek good, not evil,
    that you may live.^(Z)
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
    just as you say he is.
¹⁵ Hate evil,^(AA) love good;^(AB)
    maintain justice in the courts.^(AC)
Perhaps^(AD) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy^(AE)
    on the remnant^(AF) of Joseph.