9. He brings destruction on the strong, and it falls on the stronghold.
10. They hate the one who convicts the guilty at the city gateand despise the one who speaks with integrity.
11. Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from him,you will never live in the houses of cut stone you have built;you will never drink the winefrom the lush vineyardsyou have planted.
12. For I know your crimes are manyand your sins innumerable.They oppress the righteous, take a bribe,and deprive the poor of justice at the gates.