²⁴ But let justice^(A) roll on like a river,
    righteousness^(B) like a never-failing stream!^(C)

⁸ He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly^(A) and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly^[a](B) with your God.^(C)

⁶ For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,^(A)
    and acknowledgment^(B) of God rather than burnt offerings.^(C)

³ To do what is right and just
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.^(A)

⁷ There are those who turn justice into bitterness^(A)
    and cast righteousness^(B) to the ground.^(C)

¹² because I rescued the poor^(A) who cried for help,
    and the fatherless^(B) who had none to assist them.^(C)
13 The one who was dying blessed me;^(D)
    I made the widow’s^(E) heart sing.
¹⁴ I put on righteousness^(F) as my clothing;
    justice was my robe and my turban.^(G)
15 I was eyes^(H) to the blind
    and feet to the lame.^(I)
16 I was a father to the needy;^(J)
    I took up the case^(K) of the stranger.^(L)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
    and snatched the victims^(M) from their teeth.^(N)

¹⁴ Seek good, not evil,
    that you may live.^(A)
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
    just as you say he is.
¹⁵ Hate evil,^(B) love good;^(C)
    maintain justice in the courts.^(D)
Perhaps^(E) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy^(F)
    on the remnant^(G) of Joseph.