¹⁵ What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?

⁹ For he has said, It is no profit to a man to take delight in God.

² And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.

¹³ And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.

¹⁴ A curse on the false man who has a male in his flock, and takes his oath, and gives to the Lord a damaged thing: for I am a great King, says the Lord of armies, and my name is to be feared among the Gentiles.

²⁴ Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.

⁷ Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

⁶ When I gave them food they were full, and their hearts were full of pride, and they did not keep me in mind.

¹⁹ I have not given my word in secret, in a place in the underworld; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Go into a waste land to make request of me: I the Lord say what is true, my word is righteousness.

¹¹ Get out of the good way, turning from the right road; do not keep the Holy One of Israel before our minds.

⁹ For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

⁴ They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?

³ What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?