The ancient and honourable, he {is} the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he {is} the tail.

Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, {and} went not out of the door?

The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. {the honourable...: Heb. a man eminent in countenance} {eloquent...: or, skilful of speech}

That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge {asketh} for a reward; and the great {man}, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. {his...: Heb. the mischief of his soul}

The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. {men: Heb. of the sons of the men}

And the men of his city, {even} the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, {and} as it {was} written in the letters which she had sent unto them.

When I went out to the gate through the city, {when} I prepared my seat in the street!

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, {nor} of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:

Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, {and} went not out of the door?