²³ Your ·rulers [princes] are rebels
    and ·friends [companions; associates] of thieves.
They all ·accept money for doing wrong [^Llove bribes],
    and they ·are paid to cheat people [pursue rewards/gifts].
They don’t ·seek justice for [defend the cause of] the ·orphans [fatherless]
    or ·listen to the widows’ needs [or defend the widows’ rights; ^Lthe widows’ disputes do not come before them].