¹⁵ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

⁷ Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

²³ Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

⁵ It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

²³ These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

²⁴ He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

¹² Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

⁶ Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

⁵ But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

¹² For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

⁷ Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,