[23:1] “Do not spread false rumors, and do not help a guilty person by giving false testimony.
[23:2] Do not follow the majority when they do wrong or when they give testimony that perverts justice.
[23:3] Do not show partiality to a poor person at his trial.
[23:4] “If you happen to see your enemy's cow or donkey running loose, take it back to him.
[23:5] If his donkey has fallen under its load, help him get the donkey to its feet again; don't just walk off.
[23:6] “Do not deny justice to a poor person when he appears in court.
[23:7] Do not make false accusations, and do not put an innocent person to death, for I will condemn anyone who does such an evil thing.
[23:8] Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe makes people blind to what is right and ruins the cause of those who are innocent.
[23:9] “Do not mistreat a foreigner; you know how it feels to be a foreigner, because you were foreigners in Egypt.