“ You must use accurate scales when you weigh out merchandise,and you must use full and honest measures.Yes, always use honest weights and measures, so that you may enjoy a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.All who cheat with dishonest weights and measures are detestable to the Lord your God.
“ Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry materials or liquids must be accurate. I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid.The homer will be your standard unit for measuring volume. The ephah and the bath will each measure one tenth of a homer.The standard unit for weight will be the silver shekel. One shekel will consist of twenty gerahs, and sixty shekels will be equal to one mina.
You can’t wait for the Sabbath day to be over and the religious festivals to end so you can get back to cheating the helpless. You measure out grain with dishonest measures and cheat the buyer with dishonest scales.And you mix the grain you sell with chaff swept from the floor. Then you enslave poor people for one piece of silver or a pair of sandals.
What shall I say about the homes of the wicked filled with treasures gained by cheating? What about the disgusting practice of measuring out grain with dishonest measures?How can I tolerate your merchants who use dishonest scales and weights?
