Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
"When will the new moon end so we can sell grain?" they asked. "And when can we start selling wheat on the Sabbath? We'll use a smaller ephah measure and a larger shekel weight, tricking people with dishonest scales."