²³ Your ^(A)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone ^(B)loves a bribe
And pursues rewards.
They ^(C)do not execute justice for the ^[a]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

¹¹ Her heads pronounce ^(A)judgment for a bribe,
And her ^(B)priests instruct for a price,
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on Yahweh saying,
“^(C)Is not Yahweh in our midst?
Evil will not come upon us.”

³ Concerning evil, both hands do it ^(A)well.
The prince asks, also the judge, for a ^(B)payment,
And a great man speaks the craving of his soul;
So they weave it together.