Hear this, you who trample the needy
    and do away with the poor of the land,
⁵ saying,
“When will the New Moon be over
    that we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath be ended
    that we may market wheat?”—
skimping on the measure,
    boosting the price
    and cheating with dishonest scales,
⁶ buying the poor with silver
    and the needy for a pair of sandals,
    selling even the sweepings with the wheat.
⁷ The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget anything they have done.
Amos 8:4-7 (NIV)