^17 (A)Shall one who hates justice govern?
    Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,

²¹ They ^(A)band together against the life of the righteous
    and condemn ^(B)the innocent to death.^[a]

^26 (A)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
    nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

⁵ It is not good to ^(A)be partial to^[a] the wicked
    or to ^(B)deprive the righteous of justice.