⁸ He protects those who walk on paths of justice.
He guards the way of his favored ones.^[a]
9 Then you will understand righteousness, justice,
    and fairness—every good path,

²⁰ I walk on the path of righteousness,
down the middle of the pathways of justice,

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

²³ The farmland of the poor may produce much food,
but it may be swept away by injustice.

¹⁰ The king’s lips speak for God,
so his mouth should not betray justice.
¹¹ An accurate balance and scales belong to the Lord.
He has made all the weights in the bag.
¹² It is disgusting for kings to commit wickedness,
because a throne is established by righteousness.

¹⁵ Acquitting a guilty person
and convicting an innocent person—
both of these are disgusting^[a] to the Lord.

²³ A wicked person secretly accepts a bribe
to pervert the ways of justice.

²⁶ It is not good to impose a fine on a righteous person
nor to flog officials because of their uprightness.

⁵ It is not good to show favoritism to a wicked person
    in order to deprive a righteous person of justice.

²⁸ A malicious witness mocks justice,
and the mouth of the wicked swallows evil.