2 Never follow a crowd in doing wrong. When you testify in court, don’t side with the majority to pervert justice.
3 Never give special favors to poor people in court.
4 “Whenever you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering loose, be sure to take it back to him.
5 Whenever you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has collapsed under its load, don’t leave it there. Be sure to help him with his animal.
6 “Never deny justice to poor people in court.
7 Avoid telling lies. Don’t kill innocent or honest people, because I will never declare guilty people innocent.
8 Never take a bribe, because bribes blind those who can see and deny justice to those who are in the right.