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# You must not take justice away by force
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"You must not be unfair when you judge" or "You must make just decisions".
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# You must not
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Here "You" refers to those who will be appointed as judges and officers.
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# for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous
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"for even a wise man who accepts a bribe will become blind, and even a righteous man who accepts a bribe will tell lies"
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# the wise
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"a wise person" or "wise people"
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# perverts the words of the righteous
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"causes a righteous person to lie"
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