5“My people, remember now
         What Balak king of Moab counseled
         And what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
         And from Shittim to Gilgal,
         So that you might know the righteous acts of the LORD.”

What God Requires of Man

6With what shall I come to the LORD
         And bow myself before the God on high?
         Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings,
         With yearling calves?

7Does the LORD take delight in thousands of rams,
         In ten thousand rivers of oil?
         Shall I present my firstborn for my rebellious acts,
         The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

8He has told you, O man, what is good;
         And what does the LORD require of you
         But to do justice, to love kindness,
         And to walk humbly with your God?

9The voice of the LORD will call to the city—
         And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
         “Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?

10“Is there yet a man in the wicked house,
         Along with treasures of wickedness
         And a short measure that is cursed?

11“Can I justify wicked scales
         And a bag of deceptive weights?

12“For the rich men of the city are full of violence,
         Her residents speak lies,
         And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

13“So also I will make you sick, striking you down,
         Desolating you because of your sins.

14“You will eat, but you will not be satisfied,
         And your vileness will be in your midst.
         You will try to remove for safekeeping,
         But you will not preserve anything,
         And what you do preserve I will give to the sword.

15“You will sow but you will not reap.
         You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;
         And the grapes, but you will not drink wine.

16“The statutes of Omri
         And all the works of the house of Ahab are observed;
         And in their devices you walk.
         Therefore I will give you up for destruction
         And your inhabitants for derision,
         And you will bear the reproach of My people.”

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