¹⁰ Therefore, you kings, be wise;^(A)
    be warned, you rulers^(B) of the earth.

⁶ Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs,^(A)
    and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.

⁷ There are those who turn justice into bitterness^(A)
    and cast righteousness^(B) to the ground.^(C)

¹² For I know how many are your offenses
    and how great your sins.^(A)

There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes^(B)
    and deprive the poor^(C) of justice in the courts.^(D)

¹² Do horses run on the rocky crags?
    Does one plow the sea^[a] with oxen?
But you have turned justice into poison^(A)
    and the fruit of righteousness^(B) into bitterness^(C)—