²³ Your ^(A)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone ^(B)loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They ^(C)do not ^[a]defend the ^[b]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

³ Do you ^(A)put off the day of calamity,
And would you ^(B)bring near the seat of violence?

2 Woe to those who ^(A)scheme iniquity,
Who work out evil on their beds!
^[a](B)When morning comes, they do it,
For it is in the ^(C)power of their hands.
² They ^(D)covet fields and then ^(E)seize them,
And houses, and take them away.
They ^[b](F)rob a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.