40 And now behold, I say unto you, that the foundation of the destruction of this people is beginning to be laid by the unrighteousness of your lawyers and your judges.
41 And now it came to pass that when Amulek had spoken these words, the people cried out against him, saying, Now we know that this man is a child of the devil, for he hath lied unto us; for he hath spoken against our law.
42 And now he says that he has not spoken against it.
43 And again; he has reviled against our lawyers, and our judges, etc.
44 And it came to pass that the lawyers put it into their hearts that they should remember these things against him.
45 And there was one among them whose name was Zeezrom.
46 Now he was the foremost to accuse Amulek and Alma, he being one of the most expert among them, having much business to do among the people.
47 Now the object of these lawyers was to get gain; and they got gain according to their employ.
48 Now it was in the law of Mosiah that every man who was a judge of the law, or those who were appointed to be judges should receive wages according to the time which they labored to judge those who were brought before them to be judged.
49 Now if a man owed another, and he would not pay that which he did owe, he was complained of to the judge;
50 And the judge executed authority, and sent forth officers that the man should be brought before him;
