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

³ As for evil, both hands do it ^(A)well.
The leader asks for a ^(B)bribe, also the judge,
And the great one speaks the capricious desire of his soul;
So they plot it together.