Micah 6:6–13

⁶You say, “What can I bring with me

when I come before the Lord,

when I bow before God on high?

Should I come before him with burnt offerings,

with year-old calves?

⁷Will the Lord be pleased with a thousand male sheep?

Will he be pleased with ten thousand rivers of oil?

Should I give my first child for the evil I have done?

Should I give my very own child for my sin?”

⁸The Lord has told you, human, what is good;

he has told you what he wants from you:

to do what is right to other people,

love being kind to others,

and live humbly, obeying your God.

⁹The voice of the Lord calls to the city,

and the wise person honors him.

So pay attention to the rod of punishment;

pay attention to the One who threatens to punish.

¹⁰Are there still in the wicked house

wicked treasures

and the cursed false measure?

¹¹Can I forgive people who cheat others

with wrong weights and scales?

¹²The rich people of the city

do cruel things.

Its people tell lies;

they do not tell the truth.

¹³As for me, I will make you sick.

I will attack you, ruining you because of your sins.