5 My people,remember what Balak king of Moab proposed,what Balaam son of Beor answered him, and what happened from the Acacia Grove to Gilgal so that you may acknowledgethe Lord’s righteous acts.
6 What should I bring before the Lord when I come to bow before God on high?Should I come before Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
7 Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams or with ten thousand streams of oil?Should I give my firstborn for my transgression, the child of my body for my own sin?
8 Mankind, He has told you what is good and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.
9 The voice of Yahweh calls out to the city (and it is wise to fear Your name):“Pay attention to the rodand the One who ordained it.
10 Are there still the treasures of wickedness and the accursed short measure in the house of the wicked?
11 Can I excuse wicked scalesor bags of deceptive weights?