NET Bible
"The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly."
— Amos 5:10, NET Bible
“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.”
“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.”
The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.
(But there is one who made the constellations Pleiades and Orion; he can turn the darkness into morning and daylight into night. He summons the water of the seas and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The LORD is his name!
He flashes destruction down upon the strong so that destruction overwhelms the fortified places.)
The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.
Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted.
Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.
For this reason whoever is smart keeps quiet in such a time, for it is an evil time.