5 My people, rememberwhat Balak king of Moab plottedand what Balaam son of Beor answered.Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal,that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.’
6 With what shall I come before the Lordand bow down before the exalted God?Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,with calves a year old?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,with ten thousand rivers of oil?Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.And what does the Lord require of you?To act justly and to love mercyand to walk humbly with your God.
9 Listen! The Lord is calling to the city –and to fear your name is wisdom –‘Heed the rod and the One who appointed it.
10 Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house,and the short ephah, which is accursed?
11 Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales,with a bag of false weights?