They think there is no need to serve God nor any advantage in praying to him.

These are the ones who rejected God and believed that he could do nothing to them.

He says that it never does any good to try to follow God's will.

You have said, 'It's useless to serve God. What's the use of doing what he says or of trying to show the LORD Almighty that we are sorry for what we have done?

"In every case of a dispute about property, whether it involves cattle, donkeys, sheep, clothing, or any other lost object, the two people claiming the property shall be taken to the place of worship. The one whom God declares to be guilty shall pay double to the other one.