I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices: and thy burnt offerings are always 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 you for your sacrifices. Moreover, your holocausts are ever in my sight.
for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice,
Or: deliver me from the hand of the enemy, and rescue me out of the hand of the mighty?
For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?