¹⁵ It is a joy for the just to do justice,
But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

⁸ He who sows iniquity will reap ^(A)sorrow,^[a]
And the rod of his anger will fail.

²² Do not rob the ^(A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;

^11 (A)Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.

^5 (A)Evil men do not understand justice,
But ^(B)those who seek the Lord understand all.

⁴ The king establishes the land by justice,
But he who receives bribes overthrows it.

^26 (A)Many seek the ruler’s ^[a]favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.

²⁷ An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

^8 (A)Open your mouth for the speechless,
In the cause of all who are ^[a]appointed to die.
⁹ Open your mouth, ^(B)judge righteously,
And ^(C)plead the cause of the poor and needy.