¹⁵ Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just^(A)—
both are detestable to the Lord.

⁵ It is not good to show partiality to the guilty^(A)
by perverting the justice due the innocent.^(B)

⁸ A guilty man’s conduct is crooked,^(A)
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.^(B)

²³ These sayings also belong to the wise:^(A)

It is not good to show partiality in judgment.^(B)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”^(C)—
people will curse him,^(D) and tribes will denounce him;
²⁵ but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.