⁸ A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
    they think success will come at every turn.^(A)

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

²¹ An inheritance claimed too soon
    will not be blessed at the end.

³ To do what is right and just
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.^(A)

⁶ A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.^[a](A)

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drag them away,^(B)
    for they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious,^(C)
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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.

²⁶ An honest answer
    is like a kiss on the lips.

³ A ruler^[a] who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

⁶ Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than the rich whose ways are perverse.^(A)