አሞጽ 2፡6-7 እግዚአብሔር እንዲህ ይላል፦ ጻድቁን ስለ ብር፥ ችጋረኛውንም ስለ አንድ ጥንድ ጫማ ሽጠውታልና ስለ ሦስት ወይም ስለ አራት የእስራኤል ኃጢአት መቅሠፍቴን ከማድረግ አልመለስም።
But now the prophet, at the height of the chosen people's self-satisfied judgment of others, turns the judgment of God on them: "For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor" (2:6-7).