He who turns away his ear from hearing the Torah, Even his prayer is an abomination.
When he is judged, let him be found wrong, And let his prayer become sin.
If I have seen wickedness in my heart, יהוה would not hear.
Would a throne of destruction, Which devises trouble by decree, Be joined with You?
יהוה does not let the being of the righteous go hungry, But He thrusts away the desire of the wrong.
The slaughtering of the wrong ones Is an abomination to יהוה, But the prayer of the straight is His delight.
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, Let him also cry and not be heard.
The slaughtering of the wrong is an abomination; How much more when he brings it with wickedness!
“See, you are of naught, and your work a breath; he who chooses you is an abomination.
“When they fast, I do not hear their cry. And when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I do not accept them. Instead, I am consuming them by sword, and by scarcity of food, and by pestilence.”
“And we know that Elohim does not hear sinners. But if anyone fears Elohim and does His desire, He hears him.