then a man should not consider that he would receive anything from the Lord.
The sacrifices of the impious are abominable to the Lord. The vows of the just are appeasing.
The sacrifices of the impious are abominable, because they are offered out of wickedness.
And so, when you extend your hands, I will avert my eyes from you. And when you multiply your prayers, I will not heed you. For your hands are full of blood.
But he should ask with faith, doubting nothing. For he who doubts is like a wave on the ocean, which is moved about by the wind and carried away;
For a man who is of two minds is inconstant in all his ways.
You ask and you do not receive, because you ask badly, so that you may use it toward your own desires.