21. When someone sacrifices something unjustly gotten,the offering is flawed;
22. the gifts of those who don’t followthe Law are not acceptable.
23. The Most High is not pleasedwith the offerings of the ungodly,nor will he forgive sinsfor a multitude of sacrifices.
24. Someone who brings a sacrifice that comes from the property of the needyis like someone who slaughters a sonin the presence of his father.
25. The needy person’s breadmeans life for that poor person;whoever withholds it is a murderer.
26. Whoever takes away a neighbor’s livingcommits murder,
27. and whoever deprives a workerof wages sheds blood.
28. One person builds,and another tears down;what have they gainedother than hard work?
29. One person prays,and another person curses;to whose voice will the master listen?
30. When people bathe after touchinga corpse and touch it again,what have they gained by washing?