²⁸ “Do not blaspheme God^[a](A) or curse^(B) the ruler of your people.^(C)

²⁰ Give him some of your authority so the whole Israelite community will obey him.^(A)

⁸ Anyone who failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, in accordance with the decision of the officials and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.