¹⁵ Judging the righteous wicked and the wicked righteous—
    the Lord detests both of these.

⁵ Favoring the wicked isn’t good;
    it denies justice to the righteous.

⁸ The ways of some people are twisted and strange,
    but the behavior of those who do right is pure.

Partiality in judgment isn’t good.

²⁴ Those who say to the guilty, “You are innocent”—
    the people will curse them.
    Nations will condemn them.
²⁵ But it will go well for those who rebuke them.
    A rich blessing will come to them.