¹⁵ Judging the righteous wicked and the wicked righteous—
    the Lord detests both of these.

²⁶ It isn’t good to punish the righteous,
    to strike the honorable for their integrity.

⁵ Favoring the wicked isn’t good;
    it denies justice to the righteous.

¹⁵ Acting justly is a joy to the righteous,
    but dreaded by those who do evil.

¹¹ Rescue those being taken off to death;
    and from those staggering to the slaughter, don’t hold back.
¹² If you say, “Look, we didn’t know about it,”
    the one who weighs hearts—doesn’t he understand?
    The one who protects your life—he knows.
    He makes people pay for their actions.