13 “Woe to him who builds his house awithout righteousness
And his upper rooms without justice,
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And bdoes not give him his wages,
14 Who says, ‘I will abuild myself a roomy house
With spacious upper rooms
And cut out its windows,
Paneling it with bcedar and painting it bright red.’
15 Do you become a king because you are competing in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink
And ado justice and righteousness?
Then it was bwell with him.
16 He pled the cause of the aafflicted and needy;
Then it was well.
bIs not that what it means to know Me?”
Declares Yahweh.
17 “But your eyes and your heart
Are set on nothing except your own agreedy gain
And on bshedding innocent blood
And on doing oppression and extortion.”