20. For the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21. My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king, and don’t associate with rebels,
22. for destruction from them will come suddenly;who knows what distress these two can bring?
23. These sayings also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
24. Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent” —people will curse him, and tribes will denounce him;