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Isaiah 5:20-23 CEV
(20) You are headed for trouble! You say wrong is right (bad is good), darkness is light, and bitter is sweet. (21) You think you are clever and smart. (22) And you are great at drinking and mixing drinks. But you are in for trouble. (23) You accept bribes to let the guilty go free, and you cheat the innocent out of a fair trial.

Isaiah 5:20-23 NWT
. . .Woe to those who are saying that good is bad and bad is good, those who are putting darkness for light and light for darkness, those who are putting bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe to those wise in their own eyes and discreet even in front of their own faces! 22 Woe to those who are mighty in drinking wine, and to the men with vital energy for mixing intoxicating liquor, 23 those who are pronouncing the wicked one righteous in consideration of a bribe, and who take away even the righteousness of the righteous one from him!

Isaiah 5:20-23 LITV
(20) Woe to those who say to evil, good; and to good, evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! (21) Woe to those wise in their own eyes, and discerning in their own sight! (22) Woe to those mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mix fermented drink; (23) who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn aside the righteousness of the righteous from him!

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation