^{10 Ref} They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

^{11 Ref} Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.

^{12 Ref} For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins-ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate `from their right'.

^{13 Ref} Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

^{14 Ref} Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.