"Then I chargedyour judgesat that time,saying,'Hear[the cases] betweenyour fellowcountrymen,and judgerighteouslybetweena manand his fellowcountryman,or the alienwho is with him.
"Farbe it from You to dosucha thing,to slaythe righteouswith the wicked,so that the righteousand the wickedare [treated] alike. Farbe it from You! Shall not the Judgeof allthe earthdealjustly?"
"The Godof Israelsaid,The Rockof Israelspoketo me, 'He who rulesover menrighteously,Who rulesin the fearof God,
Do you indeedspeakrighteousness,O gods?Do you judgeuprightly,O sonsof men?
"You shall not wronga strangeror oppresshim, for you were strangersin the landof Egypt.
Openyour mouth,judgerighteously,And defendthe rightsof the afflictedand needy.
You shall donoinjusticein judgment;you shall not be partialto the poornordeferto the great,but you are to judgeyour neighborfairly.
There shall be onestandardfor you; it shall be for the strangeras well as the native,for I am the LORDyour God.'"
and have him standbeforeEleazarthe priestand beforeallthe congregation,and commissionhim in their sight.
"Do not judgeaccordingto appearance,but judgewith righteousjudgment."
"So I tookthe headsof your tribes,wiseand experiencedmen,and appointedthem headsoveryou, leadersof thousandsand of hundreds,of fiftiesand of tens,and officersfor your tribes.
"You shall not oppressa hiredservant[who is] poorand needy,whether[he is] one of your countrymenorone of your alienswhois in your landin your towns.
"Ifthere is a disputebetweenmenand they goto court,and the judgesdecidetheir case, and they justifythe righteousand condemnthe wicked,
Mosesalso chargedthe peopleon that day,saying,
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Behold,the timefor you to dieis near;callJoshua,and presentyourselves at the tentof meeting,that I may commissionhim." So Mosesand Joshuawentand presentedthemselves at the tentof meeting.
justas you knowhowwe [were] exhortingand encouragingand imploringeachoneof you as a father[would] his ownchildren,
I solemnly chargeyou in the presenceof Godand of ChristJesusand of [His] chosenangels,to maintainthese[principles] withoutbias,doingnothingin a [spirit of] partiality.
Instructthosewho are richin thispresentworldnot to be conceitedorto fix their hopeon the uncertaintyof riches,but on God,who richlysuppliesus with all thingsto enjoy.
