On sacrifice and worship
21 When someone sacrifices something unjustly gotten, the offering is flawed;
22
the gifts of those who don't follow the Law are not acceptable.
23
The Most High is not pleased with the offerings of the ungodly, nor will he forgive sins for a multitude of sacrifices.
24
Someone who brings a sacrifice that comes from the property of the needy is like someone who slaughters a son in the presence of his father.
25
The needy person's bread means life for that poor person; whoever withholds it is a murderer.
26
Whoever takes away a neighbor's living commits murder,
27
and whoever deprives a worker of wages sheds blood. and another tears down; what have they gained other than hard work?
29
One person prays, and another person curses; to whose voice will the master listen?
30
When people bathe after touching a corpse and touch it again, what have they gained by washing?
31
So when people fast because of their sins, and then go and do the same things again, who will listen to their prayer, and what did they gain by humbling themselves?