¹⁰ In whose hands is wickedness, Their right hand is full of bribes.

³ His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

¹⁹ You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

⁸ You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.

¹² When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

³ Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

⁴ They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit, and kill him.

³ Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; And the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

¹ Woe to those who devise iniquity And work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, Because it is in the power of their hand.

² They covet fields, and seize them; And houses, and take them away: And they oppress a man and his house, Even a man and his heritage.

³ Therefore thus says Yahweh: "Behold, I am planning against these people a disaster, From which you will not remove your necks, Neither will you walk haughtily; For it is an evil time.

¹² For I know how many your offenses, And how great are your sins-- You who afflict the just, Who take a bribe, And who turn aside the needy in the courts.

¹² In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord Yahweh.

¹³ Behold, therefore, I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been in the midst of you.

¹⁵ He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from taking a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking on evil:

¹⁶ For they don't sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.

¹⁶ For their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

⁹ Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

¹⁰ Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.

¹¹ Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don't depart from her streets.

² Your tongue plots destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good; He doesn't abhor evil.

² For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

¹⁴ But you do see trouble and grief; You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.