9. The acknowledgement of their countenance is their response. For they have proclaimed their own sin, like Sodom; and they have not concealed it. Woe to their souls! For evils are being repaid to them.
10. Tell the just man that it is well, for he shall eat from the fruit from his own plans.
11. Woe to the impious man immersed in evil! For retribution will be given to him from his own hands.
12. As for my people, their oppressors have despoiled them, and women have ruled over them. My people, who call you blessed, the same are deceiving you and disrupting the path of your steps.
13. The Lord stands for judgment, and he stands to judge the people.
14. The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and with their leaders. For you have been devouring the vineyard, and the plunder from the poor is in your house.
15. Why do you wear down my people, and grind up the faces of the poor, says the Lord, the God of hosts?