NSB(i)
8 »I do not reprove you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are constantly (always) in front of me.
9 »But I will not accept another young bull from your household or a single male goat from your pens.
10 »Every living thing in the forest, even the cattle on a thousand hills, is mine.
11 »I know every bird in the mountains. Everything that moves in the fields is mine.
12 »If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all that it contains are mine.
13 »Do I eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of male goats?
14 »Bring your thanks to God as a sacrifice, and pay (make good) your vows to the Most High.
15 »Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.«
16 But God says to the wicked: »How dare you quote my decrees and mouth my covenant!
17 »You hate discipline. You cast (throw) my words behind you.
18 »When you see a thief, you make friends with him. You keep company with people who commit adultery.