<p class="poetry">Then you will understand<n id="1" /> righteousness and justicep> <p class="poetry">and equity &#8211; every<n id="2" /> good<n id="3" /> way.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">There is abundant food in the field<n id="1" /> of the poor,p> <p class="poetry">but it is swept away by injustice.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Better to have a little with righteousness<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">than to have abundant income without justice.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The divine verdict<n id="1" /> is in the words<n id="2" /> of the king,p> <p class="poetry">his pronouncements<n id="3" /> must not act treacherously<n id="4" /> against justice.p>

<p class="poetry">Honest scales and balances<n id="1" /> are from the <sc>Lordsc>;p> <p class="poetry">all the weights<n id="2" /> in the bag are his handiwork.p>

<p class="poetry">The dice are thrown into the lap,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but their every decision<n id="2" /> is from the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">A wicked person receives a bribe secretly<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">to pervert<n id="2" /> the ways of justice.p>

<p class="poetry">It is terrible<n id="1" /> to show partiality<n id="2" /> to the wicked,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">by depriving<n id="4" /> a righteous man of justice.p>

<p class="poetry">A crooked witness<n id="1" /> scorns justice,p> <p class="poetry">and the mouth of the wicked devours<n id="2" /> iniquity.p>

<p class="poetry">The violence<n id="1" /> done by the wicked<n id="2" /> will drag them awayp> <p class="poetry">because<n id="3" /> they refuse to do what is right.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Doing<n id="1" /> justice brings<n id="2" /> joy to the righteousp> <p class="poetry">and terror<n id="3" /> to those who do evil.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">These sayings also are from the wise:p> <p class="poetry">To show partiality<n id="1" /> in judgment is terrible:<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A king brings stability<n id="1" /> to a land<n id="2" /> by justice,p> <p class="poetry">but one who exacts tribute<n id="3" /> tears it down.p>

<p class="poetry">Many people seek the face<n id="1" /> of a ruler,p> <p class="poetry">but it is from the <sc>Lordsc> that one receives justice.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies will be exalted<n id="1" /> when he punishes,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the sovereign God&#8217;s authority will be recognized when he judges.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Look, a king will promote fairness;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">officials will promote justice.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Correct us, <sc>Lordsc>, but only in due measure.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Do not punish us in anger or you will reduce us to nothing.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,

we have sinned! We have done what is wrong and wicked; we have rebelled by turning away from your commandments and standards.

<p class="poetry">They are frightening and terrifying;p> <p class="poetry">they decide for themselves what is right.<n id="1" />p>