Amos 7:12-14

New Century Version

¹² Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Seer, go back right now to Judah. Do your prophesying and earn your living there, ¹³ but don’t prophesy anymore here at Bethel. This is the king’s holy place, and it is the nation’s temple.”

¹⁴ Then Amos answered Amaziah, “I do not make my living as a prophet, nor am I a member of a group of prophets. I make my living as a shepherd, and I take care of sycamore trees.