10:1 Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead, 1
those who are always instituting unfair regulations, 2
59:4 No one is concerned about justice; 3
no one sets forth his case truthfully.
They depend on false words 4 and tell lies;
they conceive of oppression 5
and give birth to sin.
1 tn Heb “Woe [to] those who decree evil decrees.” On הוֹי (hoy, “woe, ah”) see the note on the first phrase of 1:4.
2 tn Heb “[to] the writers who write out harm.” The participle and verb are in the Piel, suggesting repetitive action.
3 tn Heb “no one pleads with justice.”
4 tn Heb “nothing”; NAB “emptiness.”
5 tn Or “trouble” (NIV), or “harm.”