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What Does Yahweh Require?

With what shall I approach Yahweh,
    and bow down to God on high?
Shall I approach him with burnt offerings,
    with bull calves a year old?
Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams,
    with myriads of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
    the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
He has told you, O mortal, what is good,
    and what does Yahweh ask from you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
    and to walk humbly with your God?

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What does the Lord require?

With what should I approach the Lord
        and bow down before God on high?
Should I come before him with entirely burned offerings,
        with year-old calves?
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
        with many torrents of oil?
Should I give my oldest child for my crime;
        the fruit of my body for the sin of my spirit?
He has told you, human one, what is good and
        what the Lord requires from you:
            to do justice, embrace faithful love, and walk humbly with your God.

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