KJV ORIGINALThat we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLESo we can buy poor people with money and trade needy people for a pair of shoes? And then sell them the leftover grain that's basically garbage?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINEGod sees when people exploit the vulnerable and treat human dignity like it's for sale.
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