²⁰ I walk in the path of righteousness,
In the midst of the pathways of justice,

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the guidance of the wicked is deceitful.

^23 (A)Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
But ^[a]it is swept away by injustice.

¹⁰ A divine ^(A)decision is in the lips of the king;
His mouth should not ^[a]err in judgment.
¹¹ A ^(B)just balance and scales belong to Yahweh;
All the ^[b]weights of the bag are His ^[c]work.
¹² It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For in righteousness a ^(C)throne is established.

¹⁵ He who ^(A)justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

²³ A wicked man receives a ^(A)bribe from the bosom
To ^(B)thrust aside the paths of justice.

²⁶ It is also not good to ^(A)punish the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

⁵ To ^(A)show partiality to the wicked is not good,
Nor to ^(B)thrust aside the righteous in judgment.