¹² Do not offer him a bribe, for he will not accept it;
    and do not trust to an unrighteous sacrifice;
for the Lord is the judge,
    and with him is no partiality.
¹³ He will not show partiality in the case of a poor man;
    and he will listen to the prayer of one who is wronged.
¹⁴ He will not ignore the supplication of the fatherless,
    nor the widow when she pours out her story.
¹⁵ Do not the tears of the widow run down her cheek
    as she cries out against him who has caused them to fall?
¹⁶ He whose service is pleasing to the Lord will be accepted,
    and his prayer will reach to the clouds.
¹⁷ The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds,
    and he will not be consoled until it reaches the Lord;^[a]
he will not desist until the Most High visits him,
    and does justice for the righteous, and executes judgment.

⁷ even if he does good, he does it unintentionally,
    and betrays his baseness in the end.
⁸ Evil is the man with a grudging eye;
    he averts his face and disregards people.
⁹ A greedy man’s eye is not satisfied with a portion,
    and mean injustice withers the soul.
¹⁰ A stingy man’s eye begrudges bread,
    and it is lacking at his table.

¹⁹ Every product decays and ceases to exist,
    and the man who made it will pass away with it.

²⁰ Blessed is the man who meditates on^[a] wisdom
    and who reasons intelligently.
²¹ He who reflects in his mind on her ways
    will also ponder her secrets.
²² Pursue wisdom^[b] like a hunter,
    and lie in wait on her paths.