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Yahweh continues telling Moses his laws for the people of Israel.
You must not pervert justice
"You must not do actions that produce an improper legal result" that results in either freedom for a guilty person or punishment of the innocent.
it should go
In this phrase, "it" refers to proper justice, a correct decision.
lawsuit
"dispute"
I will not acquit the wicked
"I will not find the wicked not guilty" or "I will not say of wicked people that they are innocent"
bribe blinds ... perverts
Here a "bribe" is described as if it were a person. AT: "bribe discredits ... undermines" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
the life of a foreigner
"the kind of life a stranger lives in a foreign land"