²⁴ Anyone who teams up with a thief must despise his own life,
    for he is bound by an oath to tell the truth and yet refuses.^[a]
25 If you fear other people, you are walking into a dangerous trap;
    but if you trust in the Eternal, you will be safe.
²⁶ Many people vie for special treatment from a ruler,
    yet genuine justice proceeds from the Eternal.