⁶ And said to the judges, Take care what you do, for you are judging not for man but for the Lord, and he is with you in the decisions you give.

¹⁷ In judging, do not let a man's position have any weight with you; give hearing equally to small and great; have no fear of any man, for it is God who is judge: and any cause in which you are not able to give a decision, you are to put before me and I will give it a hearing.

²⁶ And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

³⁵ And he said to them, Men of Israel, take care what you do about these men.

⁸ And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.

¹⁵ And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

⁸ It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.

¹ <A Psalm. Of Asaph.> God is in the meeting-place of God; he is judging among the gods.

² How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.)

³ Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.

⁴ Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.

⁵ They have no knowledge or sense; they go about in the dark: all the bases of the earth are moved.

⁶ I said, You are gods; all of you are the sons of the Most High:

¹⁰ Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.

⁵ Only take great care to do the orders and the law which Moses, the Lord's servant, gave you; to have love for the Lord your God and to go in all his ways; and to keep his laws and to be true to him and to be his servants with all your heart and with all your soul.

¹⁵ Do no wrong in your judging: do not give thought to the position of the poor, or honour to the position of the great; but be a judge to your neighbour in righteousness.