¹³ You also say, ‘See, ^[a]how ^(A)tiresome it is!’ And you view it as trivial,” says the Lord of armies, “and you bring what was taken by ^(B)robbery and what is ^(C)lame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I ^(D)accept it from your hand?” says the Lord.

¹⁴ You have said, ‘It is ^(A)pointless to serve God; and what ^(B)benefit is it for us that we have done what He required, and that we have walked in mourning before the Lord of armies?