⁶ and said to the judges, “Take heed to what you are doing, for ^(A)you do not judge for man but for the Lord, ^(B)who is with you ^[a]in the judgment.

^17 (A)You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man’s presence, for ^(B)the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, ^(C)bring to me, and I will hear it.’

¹⁵ And He said to them, ^(A)“Take heed and beware of ^[a]covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

The Vanity of Gain and Honor

⁸ If you ^(A)see the oppression of the poor, and the violent ^[a]perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for ^(B)high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.

A Plea for Justice

A Psalm of Asaph.

¹⁰ Consider now, ^(A)for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.”

⁵ But ^(A)take^[a] careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, ^(B)to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

¹⁵ ‘You shall do no injustice in ^(A)judgment. You shall not ^(B)be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

²⁶ When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, “Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.”