God's opening indictment against Israel declares "they have sold the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals," articulating the perversion of justice where the poor and vulnerable are exploited and their rights violated for trivial financial gain. The specific reference to selling the righteous and needy indicates that the injustice is systematic, with the judicial system itself corrupted to allow the wealthy to prey upon the vulnerable. The triviality of the payment (a pair of sandals) emphasizes the profound moral inversion where human dignity and justice are violated for insignificant material gain.

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