7. Will the Lord accept a thousand rams,or ten thousand streams of olive oil?Should I give him my firstborn child as payment for my rebellion,my offspring – my own flesh and blood – for my sin?
8. He has told you, O man, what is good,and what the Lord really wants from you:He wants you to promote justice, to be faithful, and to live obediently before your God.
9. Listen! The Lord is calling to the city!It is wise to respect your authority, O Lord!Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city!
10. “I will not overlook, O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away,or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.
11. I do not condone the use of rigged scales,or a bag of deceptive weights.
12. The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence;her inhabitants lie,their tongues speak deceptive words.