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# You must not take justice away by force # You must not take justice away by force
Moses speaks of justice as if it were a physical object that a strong person can violently pull away from a weak person. This can be stated in positive form. Your language might have one word that means "use force to take away." Alternate translation: "You must not be unfair when you judge" or "You must make just decisions" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) "You must not be unfair when you judge" or "You must make just decisions".
# You must not # You must not
Here "You" refers to those who will be appointed as judges and officers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]]) Here "You" refers to those who will be appointed as judges and officers.
# for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous # for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous
Taking a bribe is spoken of as if the bribe were corrupting the people. Alternate translation: "for even a wise man who accepts a bribe will become blind, and even a righteous man who accepts a bribe will tell lies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) "for even a wise man who accepts a bribe will become blind, and even a righteous man who accepts a bribe will tell lies"
# a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise
A wise person who accepts a bribe so that he does not speak against something evil is spoken of as if he becomes blind. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# the wise # the wise
The nominal adjective "the wise" can be translated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "a wise person" or "wise people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]]) "a wise person" or "wise people"
# perverts the words of the righteous # perverts the words of the righteous
The nominal adjective "righteous" can be translated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "causes a righteous person to lie" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]]) "causes a righteous person to lie"