Holy Scripture
Hosea 12:7
A church father on this verse
“"Canaan in his hand deceitful balance, he loved calumny, and Ephraim said: Nevertheless, I have become rich, I have found myself an idol, all my labors will not find me the iniquity which I have sinned." LXX: "Canaan in his hand is the weight of iniquity, he loved to oppress through power, and Ephraim said: But I have…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
7Thou therefore shalt return to thy God: keep thou mercy and judgment, and draw nigh to thy God continually.
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5And he prevailed with the angel and was strong: they wept, and entreated me: they found me in the house of Aven, and there a word was spoken to them.
6But the Lord God Almighty shall be his memorial.
— Hosea 12:7 —
8As for Canaan, in his hand is a balance of unrighteousness: he has loved to tyrannize.
9And Ephraim said, Nevertheless I am rich, I have found refreshment to myself. None of his labors shall be found available to him, by reason of the sins which he has committed.