Ecc 3:16, 10:5-6, Isa 1:23, 5:23 | ESV | STEP | Moreover , I saw under the sun that in the place of justice , even there was wickedness , and in the place of righteousness , even there was wickedness .

Ecclesiastes 3:16

From Dust to Dust

16 Moreover, ^aI saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even ^bthere was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 10:5-6

5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were ^can error proceeding from the ruler: 6 ^dfolly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.

Isaiah 1:23

23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone ^eloves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
^fThey do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow’s cause does not come to them.

Isaiah 5:23

23 who ^gacquit the guilty for a bribe,
and deprive the innocent of his right!