Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, an endless river of righteous living.

惟愿公平如大水滚滚，使公义如江河滔滔。

惟愿公平如大水滚滚，公义如江河滔滔。

惟愿公平如大水滚滚，公义如江河滔滔。

惟愿公正如江河滔滔不尽，公义如溪流绵绵不绝。

但愿公正好像潮水滚流，公义好像河水长流。

惟願公平如大水滾滾，使公義如江河滔滔。

惟願公平如大水滾滾，公義如江河滔滔。

惟願公平如大水滾滾，公義如江河滔滔。

惟願公正如江河滔滔不盡，公義如溪流綿綿不絕。

但願公正好像潮水滾流，公義好像河水長流。

但願公平如洪水滾滾，公義如江河長流。

惟願公平如流水之滾滾、仁義如巨川之源源、

宜行公平、有如川流、當為仁義、溥若淵泉。

當行公平、有若水流、當為仁義、有若長流之溪、或作惟宜使公義通行有若流河使義理徧行有若長流之水

But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!

I want you to treat others fairly. So let fair treatment roll on just as a river does! Always do what is right. Let right living flow along like a stream that never runs dry!

But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

But let justice flow like water, and righteousness, like an unfailing stream.

But let justice roll out like waters, And righteousness like an ever flowing stream.

But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream.

But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

But let justice flow like water, and righteousness, like an unfailing stream.

But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

Justice must flow like torrents of water, righteous actions like a stream that never dries up.

But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings.

You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the oppressed. You treat the righteous like dirt.

The teacher of religious law replied,“ Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other.And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.”Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him,“ You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.

This is what the Lord says: Be fair minded and just. Do what is right! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent!

The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.

Do what is good and run from evil so that you may live! Then the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies will be your helper, just as you have claimed.Hate evil and love what is good; turn your courts into true halls of justice. Perhaps even yet the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies will have mercy on the remnant of his people.

For I assisted the poor in their need and the orphans who required help.I helped those without hope, and they blessed me. And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy.Everything I did was honest. Righteousness covered me like a robe, and I wore justice like a turban.I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame.I was a father to the poor and assisted strangers who needed help.I broke the jaws of godless oppressors and plucked their victims from their teeth.