²⁴ Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

³ And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears:

⁴ But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.

¹⁵ You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.

¹⁵ He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

¹⁶ And at that time I gave orders to your judges, saying, Let all questions between your brothers come before you for hearing, and give decisions uprightly between a man and his brother or one from another nation who is with him.

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.

⁹ But if you take a man's position into account, you do evil, and are judged as evil-doers by the law.

⁴ Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?

¹ <To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David.> Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?

² The purposes of your hearts are evil; your hands are full of cruel doings on the earth.

¹⁸ You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.

¹⁹ You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.

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.

¹ My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.

²³ Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.

²⁰ What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

²¹ They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.

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

²³ These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.