1:23 Your officials are rebels, 1
they associate with 2 thieves.
All of them love bribery,
and look for 3 payoffs. 4
They do not take up the cause of the orphan, 5
or defend the rights of the widow. 6
1:24 Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, 7
the powerful ruler of Israel, 8 says this:
“Ah, I will seek vengeance 9 against my adversaries,
I will take revenge against my enemies. 10