And you shall take no bribe: for the bribe blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Bribes, which naturally induce the receiver to show favour, and therefore cannot be too carefully avoided. The Athenians put to death those who bribed the judges, and required the latter to restore ten-fold. (Calmet)