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Honest scales come from Yahweh
Yahweh requires justice and fairness when doing business. Dishonest people used heavier or lighter weights in their scales in order to gain more when buying or selling. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
all the weights in the bag are his work
Merchants carried their weights in bags. Possible meanings are 1) Yahweh has determined how much every weight must weigh or 2) Yahweh is concerned with every weight that a merchant uses.
that is something to be despised
This can be stated in active form. AT: "that is something that people despise" or "that is something that Yahweh despises" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
for a throne is established by doing what is right
Here the word "throne" represents the king's rule. This can be stated in active form. AT: "for the king establishes his reign by doing what is right" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)