¹ Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones?^[a]
Do you judge people fairly?^(A)
2 No, you practice injustice in your hearts;
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.^(B)

²³ Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.^(A)
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.^(B)
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.^(C)