6:6 With what should I 1 enter the Lord’s presence?
With what 2 should I bow before the sovereign God? 3
Should I enter his presence with burnt offerings,
with year-old calves?
6:7 Will the Lord accept a thousand rams,
or ten thousand streams of olive oil?
Should I give him my firstborn child as payment for my rebellion,
my offspring – my own flesh and blood – for my sin? 4
6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good,
and what the Lord really wants from you: 5
He wants you to 6 promote 7 justice, to be faithful, 8
and to live obediently before 9 your God.