Amos 5:11-13

The Voice

¹¹ So because you have climbed to success on the backs of the poor^[a]
    and your wealth comes from taxes you impose on their harvests,
You may well build mansions of expensively-cut stones,
    but you’ll never occupy them.
You may plant beautiful vineyards,
    but you’ll never enjoy their delicious wine.
¹² For I know the depth of evil that you’ve done,
    and I see the gravity of your sins:
You persecute those who do the right thing, you take bribes,
    and you push the poor to one side in the courts at the city gates instead of helping them.
¹³ So the wise may decide to keep quiet just then,
    because truly, it is an evil time.