⁸ And thou shalt not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have their eyes open^◦, and perverts the words of the just.

¹⁵ And if it be·​·evil in your eyes to serve Jehovah, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve; whether the gods whom your fathers served that were across the river, or the gods of the Amorite, in whose land you^◦ dwell; but as for me^▵ and my house, we will serve Jehovah.