⁷ When his case comes up for judgment,
    let him be pronounced guilty.
    Count his prayers as sins.

⁹ God detests the prayers
    of a person who ignores the law.

²⁷ The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable,
    especially when it is offered with wrong motives.

⁸ The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
    but he delights in the prayers of the upright.

³ But those who choose their own ways—
    delighting in their detestable sins—
    will not have their offerings accepted.
When such people sacrifice a bull,
    it is no more acceptable than a human sacrifice.
When they sacrifice a lamb,
    it’s as though they had sacrificed a dog!
When they bring an offering of grain,
    they might as well offer the blood of a pig.
When they burn frankincense,
    it’s as if they had blessed an idol.

¹⁵ When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look.
    Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
    for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.