²⁶ For wicked people are found among My people,
They ^(A)watch like fowlers ^[a]lying in wait;
They set a trap,
They catch people.
²⁷ Like a cage full of birds,
So their houses are full of ^(B)deceit;
Therefore they have become great and rich.
²⁸ They are ^(C)fat, they are sleek,
They also ^[b]excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the ^[c](D)orphan, so that they may be successful;
And they do not ^[d]defend the rights of the poor.

³ As for evil, both hands do it ^(A)well.
The leader asks for a ^(B)bribe, also the judge,
And the great one speaks the capricious desire of his soul;
So they plot it together.