6:11 I do not condone the use of rigged scales,
or a bag of deceptive weights. 1
6:12 The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; 2
her inhabitants lie, 3
their tongues speak deceptive words. 4
1 tn Heb “Do I acquit sinful scales, and a bag of deceptive weights?” The rhetorical question expects an answer, “No, I do not,” and has been translated as a declarative statement for clarity and emphasis.
2 tn Heb “because her rich are full of violence.”
3 tn Heb “speak lies.”
4 tn Heb “and their tongue is deceptive in their mouth.”