Catholic Public Domain Version
"They held hatred for the one who corrects at the gate, and they have abhorred the one who speaks perfectly. "
— Amos 5:10, Catholic Public Domain Version
“They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.”
“They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. ”
“They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.”
“The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.”
“They have hated him that rebuketh in the gate: and have abhorred him that speaketh perfectly.”
“They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.”
“They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.”
You turn judgment into wormwood, and you abandon justice on earth.
The Maker of Arcturus and Orion, who turns darkness into daybreak and who changes day into night; who calls forth the waters of the sea and who pours them out over the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.
It is he who smiles destruction on the healthy, and who brings pillaging upon the powerful.
They held hatred for the one who corrects at the gate, and they have abhorred the one who speaks perfectly.
Therefore, on his behalf, because you have torn apart the poor and stolen choice prey from him: you will build houses with square stones and you will not dwell in them; you will plant the most delightful vineyards, and you will not drink wine from them.
For I know your many wicked deeds and the strength of your sins, you enemies of the just, accepting bribes, and depriving the poor at the gate.
Therefore, the prudent will be silent at that time, for it is an evil time.