²² The Lord detests lying lips,^(A)
    but he delights^(B) in people who are trustworthy.^(C)

⁶     you destroy those who tell lies.^(A)
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
    you, Lord, detest.

²⁰ The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,^(A)
    but he delights^(B) in those whose ways are blameless.^(C)

¹⁶ There are six things the Lord hates,^(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:
¹⁷         haughty eyes,^(B)
        a lying tongue,^(C)
        hands that shed innocent blood,^(D)

²⁴ but let the one who boasts boast^(A) about this:
    that they have the understanding to know^(B) me,
that I am the Lord,^(C) who exercises kindness,^(D)
    justice and righteousness^(E) on earth,
    for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.

¹⁵ the elders^(A) and dignitaries^(B) are the head,
    the prophets^(C) who teach lies^(D) are the tail.

11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,^(A)
    but accurate weights find favor with him.^(B)