King James Version with Apocrypha
"Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?"
— Micah 6:11, King James Version with Apocrypha
“Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?”
“Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights? ”
“Shall I be pure with dishonest scales, and with a bag of deceitful weights?”
“I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights.”
“Shall I justify wicked balances, and the deceitful weights of the bag?”
“Is it possible for me to let wrong scales and the bag of false weights go without punishment?”
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
The Lord’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.