16. Three times a year every male among you must appear before the presence of the Lord your God in the location he will select: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. They must not appear before the Lord’s presence empty-handed.
17. Each one should have his gift in hand, in precise measure with the blessing the Lord your God gives you.
18. Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every city that the Lord your God gives you. They must judge the people fairly.
19. Don’t delay justice; don’t show favoritism. Don’t take bribes because bribery blinds the vision of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
20. Righteousness! Pursue righteousness so that you live long and take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
21. Don’t plant any tree to serve as a sacred pole next to the altar you make for the Lord your God.
22. Don’t set up any sacred stone either, because the Lord your God hates such things.