5 O My people, remember nowWhat Balak king of Moab counseled,And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,From Acacia Grove to Gilgal,That you may know the righteousness of the Lord.”
6 With what shall I come before the Lord,And bow myself before the High God?Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings,With calves a year old?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,Ten thousand rivers of oil?Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has shown you, O man, what is good;And what does the Lord require of youBut to do justly,To love mercy,And to walk humbly with your God?
9 The Lord’s voice cries to the city—Wisdom shall see Your name:“Hear the rod!Who has appointed it?
10 Are there yet the treasures of wickednessIn the house of the wicked,And the short measure that is an abomination?
11 Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales,And with the bag of deceitful weights?