There are two serious consequences when a bribe is taken. a. A bribe will blind the wise. The man who accepts a bribe will lose sight of true justice. His perspective will become warped beyond repair. This law was addressed specifically to judges, but it is a lesson for us all. The danger to society is clear: if the judge is bought off by a rich man, he makes a mockery of the law, a mockery of justice. ⇒ He causes people to ridicule authority. People mock the rulers and judges of society and the