Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain by praying to him?’

全能者是谁，我们何必侍奉他呢？’求告他有什么益处呢？

全能者是谁，我们何必事奉他呢？求告他有什么益处呢？’

全能者是谁，我们何必事奉他呢？求告他有什么益处呢？’

全能者是谁，竟要我们事奉祂？向祂祷告有何益处？’

全能者是谁，竟要我们服事他呢？我们若向他恳求，有什么益处呢？’

全能者是誰，我們何必事奉他呢？求告他有甚麼益處呢？

全能者是誰，我們何必事奉他呢？求告他有甚麼益處呢？』

全能者是誰，我們何必事奉他呢？求告他有甚麼益處呢？』

全能者是誰，竟要我們事奉祂？向祂禱告有何益處？』

全能者是誰，竟要我們服事他呢？我們若向他懇求，有甚麼益處呢？’

全能者是甚麼，我們得事奉他呀？我們向他祈求、有甚麼用處？」

全能者誰、致我事之、祈之有何益乎、

孰為全能之主、事之何為、求之何益。

孰為全能之主、事之何為、祈之何益、

Who is the Mighty One? Why should we serve him? What would we get if we prayed to him?’

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit do we get if we pray to him?’

Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him? What good will it do us to pray?’

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him, and what will we gain by pleading with him?”

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, And what would we gain if we plead with Him?’

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what will we gain by pleading with Him?”

What[ is] the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?’

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?’

Pharaoh said,“ Who is the Lord, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord and I will not let Israel go.”

For he says,‘ There is no profit in trying to please God.’

And you say,‘ What a burden!’ and you sniff at it contemptuously,” says the Lord Almighty.“ When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands?” says the Lord.“ Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord Almighty,“ and my name is to be feared among the nations.

Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say,‘ Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me.

Yet you ask him,‘ What profit is it to me, and what do I gain by not sinning?’

those who say,“ By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us— who is lord over us?”

Leave this way, get off this path, and stop confronting us with the Holy One of Israel!”

“ Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob’s descendants,‘ Seek me in vain.’ I, the Lord, speak the truth; I declare what is right.

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.