⁹ Then you will understand^(B) what is right and just
    and fair—every good path.

²⁰ I walk in the way of righteousness,^(A)
    along the paths of justice,

⁵ The plans of the righteous are just,
    but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

²³ An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
    but injustice sweeps it away.

¹⁰ The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
    and his mouth does not betray justice.^(A)

¹¹ Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.^(B)

¹² Kings detest wrongdoing,
    for a throne is established through righteousness.^(C)

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

²³ The wicked accept bribes^(A) in secret
    to pervert the course of justice.^(B)

²⁶ If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,^(A)
    surely to flog honest officials is not right.

⁵ It is not good to be partial to the wicked^(A)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.^(B)