I will not reprove you for your sacrifices. Moreover, your holocausts are ever in my sight.
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, And it ceaseth for ever:)
For the ransom of a life is too costly, and [the price one can pay] can never suffice–
(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever),
The price to save someone’s life is too high— wealth will never be enough—
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices: and thy burnt offerings are always in my sight.
for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice,
or, "Free me from the hand of the enemy and rescue me from the hand of the strong?"
For how does it benefit a man, if he gains the whole world, yet truly suffers damage to his soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?