The one who says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.

Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, but the righteous person is as confident as a lion.

When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.

When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

When the righteous become numerous, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.

An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.

Open the gates so a righteous nation can enter – one that remains trustworthy.

Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror?

מ (Mem) But it happened due to the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who poured out in her midst the blood of the righteous.

“Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,

When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, “Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?

Keep your distance from a false charge – do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

“You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.