²¹ if I have raised my hand against the orphan
    because I saw I had supporters at the gate;^(A)

⁹ You have sent widows away empty-handed,
    and the arms of the orphans you have crushed.^[a](A)

¹² because I delivered the poor who cried
    and the orphan who had no helper.^(A)

³ Their hands are skilled to do evil;
    the official and the judge ask for a bribe,
and the powerful dictate what they desire;
    thus they pervert justice.^[a](A)

2 Woe to those who devise wickedness
    and evil deeds^[a] on their beds!
When the morning dawns, they perform it,
    because it is in their power.^(A)
2 They covet fields and seize them,
    houses and take them away;
they oppress householder and house,
    people and their inheritance.^(B)

²⁸     they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no limits in deeds of wickedness;
    they do not judge with justice
the cause of the orphan, to make it prosper,
    and they do not defend the rights of the needy.^(A)

¹⁰ Do not remove an ancient landmark
    or encroach on the fields of orphans,^(A)
11 for their vindicator^[a] is strong;
    he will plead their cause against you.^(B)