17. Every one of you must give as you are able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you.
18. You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.
19. You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.
20. You must pursue justice alone so that you may live and inherit the land the Lord your God is giving you.
21. You must not plant any kind of tree as a sacred Asherah pole near the altar of the Lord your God which you build for yourself.
22. You must not erect a sacred pillar, a thing the Lord your God detests.