^3 (A)Give justice to ^(B)the weak and the fatherless;
    ^(C)maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

¹⁸ to ^(A)do justice to the fatherless and ^(B)the oppressed,
    so that ^(C)man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.

^16 (A)He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
    ^(B)then it was well.
Is not this ^(C)to know me?
    declares the Lord.

^{28     (A)}they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
    ^(B)they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
    and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

²³ Your princes are rebels
    and companions of thieves.
Everyone ^(A)loves a bribe
    and runs after gifts.
^(B)They do not bring justice to the fatherless,
    and the widow's cause does not come to them.

¹⁷     learn to do good;
^(A)seek justice,
    correct oppression;
^(B)bring justice to the fatherless,
    plead the widow's cause.