5 My people, remember what Moab’s King Balak had planned,and how Balaam, Beor’s son, answered him!Remember everything from Shittim to Gilgal,that you might learn to recognize the righteous acts of the Lord!”
6 With what should I approach the Lordand bow down before God on high?Should I come before him with entirely burned offerings,with year-old calves?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,with many torrents of oil?Should I give my oldest child for my crime;the fruit of my body for the sin of my spirit?
8 He has told you, human one, what is good andwhat the Lord requires from you:to do justice, embrace faithful love, and walk humbly with your God.
9 The voice of the Lord calls out to the city;wisdom appears when one fears your name.Hear, tribe, and who appointed her!
10 Are the treasures of wickedness still in the house of wickedness,while the shorted basket is denounced?
11 Can I approve wicked scales and a bag of false weights