¹⁵ Exonerating the wicked and condemning the righteous
    are both detestable to the Lord.

⁵ It’s not good to be partial towards an evil person,
    thereby depriving the righteous of justice.

⁸ The conduct^[a] of a guilty man is perverse,
    but the behavior of the pure is upright.

It isn’t good to show partiality in judgment.
²⁴ Whoever says to the wicked, “You’re in the right,”
        will be cursed by people and hated by nations.
²⁵ But as for people who rebuke the wicked;^[a]
    a good blessing will fall upon them.