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)

²³ who acquit the guilty for a bribe,^(A)
    but deny justice^(B) to the innocent.^(C)

“For three sins of Israel,
    even for four, I will not relent.^(A)
They sell the innocent for silver,
    and the needy for a pair of sandals.^(B)