▁measures ▁are ▁false . ▁The ▁Mid r ash ▁found ▁support ▁for ▁this ▁from ▁ ▁" A ▁false ▁balance ▁is ▁an ▁ab om ination ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ," ▁which ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁ ▁" When ▁pres umption ▁comes , ▁then ▁comes ▁shame ." ▁Reading ▁ ▁" Sh all ▁I ▁be ▁pure ▁with ▁w icked ▁bal ances ?" ▁Rab bi ▁Bere k iah ▁said ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Rab bi ▁Abb a ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁impossible ▁for ▁a ▁generation ▁whose ▁measures ▁are ▁false ▁to ▁be ▁mer itor ious , ▁for ▁ ▁continues , ▁" And ▁with ▁a ▁bag ▁of ▁dece it ful ▁weights " ▁( show ing ▁that ▁their ▁hold ings ▁would ▁be ▁merely ▁ill us ory ). ▁Rab bi ▁Le vi ▁taught ▁that ▁Mos es ▁also ▁hint ed ▁to ▁Israel ▁that ▁a ▁generation ▁with ▁false ▁measures ▁would ▁be ▁attacked . ▁ ▁war ns , ▁" You ▁shall ▁not ▁have ▁in ▁your ▁bag ▁diverse ▁weights ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁you ▁shall ▁not ▁have ▁in ▁your ▁house ▁diverse ▁measures ." ▁But ▁if ▁one ▁does , ▁one ▁will ▁be ▁attacked , ▁as ▁ ▁reports , ▁" For ▁all ▁who ▁do ▁such ▁things , ▁even ▁all ▁who ▁do ▁un r igh te ously , ▁are ▁an ▁ab om ination ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ," ▁and ▁then ▁immediately ▁following , ▁ ▁says , ▁" Rem ember ▁what ▁Ama lek ▁did ▁to ▁you ▁( att ack ing ▁Israel ) ▁by ▁the ▁way ▁as ▁you ▁came ▁forth ▁out ▁of ▁Egypt ." ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Jud ah ▁said ▁that ▁three ▁command ments