Proverbs 22:21-23

New International Reader's Version

²¹ I am teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth.
    Then you can give honest reports to those you serve.

²² Don’t take advantage of poor people just because they are poor.
    Don’t treat badly those who are in need by taking them to court.
²³ The Lord will stand up for them in court.
    He will require the lives of people who have taken the lives of those in need.