Deuteronomy 16:19-21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 You must not distort justice: you shall not show partiality;(A) you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes even of the wise and twists the words even of the just. 20 Justice, justice alone shall you pursue, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord, your God, is giving you.
Illicit Worship. 21 (B)You shall not plant an asherah[a] of any kind of wood next to the altar of the Lord, your God, which you will build;(C)
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