¹⁵ Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent^(A)—
    the Lord detests them both.^(B)

²³ Your rulers are rebels,^(A)
    partners with thieves;^(B)
they all love bribes^(C)
    and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
    the widow’s case does not come before them.^(D)

¹⁵ Those who walk righteously^(A)
    and speak what is right,^(B)
who reject gain from extortion^(C)
    and keep their hands from accepting bribes,^(D)
who stop their ears against plots of murder
    and shut their eyes^(E) against contemplating evil—