Micah 6:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ Will the Lord be pleased if I bring him thousands of sheep or endless streams of olive oil? Shall I offer him my first-born child to pay for my sins? ⁸ No, the Lord has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.

⁹ It is wise to fear the Lord. He calls to the city, “Listen, you people who assemble in the city!^[a]