²⁶ Also to ^[a]punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

⁵ To respect the person of the wicked is not good,
^[a]Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

⁸ The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked;
But as for the pure, his work is ^[a]right.