15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(A)
    the Lord detests them both.(B)

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It is not good to be partial to the wicked(A)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.(B)

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The way of the guilty is devious,(A)
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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Further Sayings of the Wise

23 These also are sayings of the wise:(A)

To show partiality(B) in judging is not good:(C)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”(D)
    will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
    and rich blessing will come on them.

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