⁸ `And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open-[eyed], and perverteth the words of the righteous.

¹⁵ Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,

²⁶ Thou comest in full age unto the grave, As the going up of a stalk in its season.