¹⁵ The Lord hates both these things:
    letting guilty people go free and punishing those who are not guilty.

⁵ It is not good to honor the wicked.
    Nor is it good to be unfair to the innocent.

⁸ Guilty people live dishonest lives.
    But honest people do what is right.

It is not good to take sides when you are the judge.
²⁴ Don’t say that the wicked have done right.
    People will curse you, and nations will hate you.
²⁵ But things will go well for judges who punish the guilty.
    And they will receive good things from God.