18
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all
the gates
of thy
cities, which the LORD thy God shall give thee throughout thy tribes, and they shall judge the people with just (and righteous) judgment.
19
Thou shalt not twist that
which is right; thou shalt not respect persons neither take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
20
Thou shalt follow justice
and righteousness, that thou may live and inherit the land which the LORD thy God gives thee.
21
Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
22
Neither shalt thou set thee up
any image, which the LORD thy God hates.