That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly - literally, 'Their hands are for evil, that they may do it well'
(i:e., cleverly and successfully).
The prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire - "the great man, he" - emphatic repetition. As for the great man, he no sooner has expressed his bad desire (literally, the mischief or lust of his soul), than the venal judges are ready to wrest the decision of the case according to his wish.
So they wrap it up - the Hebrew х `aabat (H5686)] is used of intertwining cords together. The "three-fold cord is not quietly broken" (Ecclesiastes 4:12); here the "prince," the "judge," and the "great man" are the three in guilty complicity. They wrap it up," - namely, they conspire to carry out the great man's desire at the sacrifice of justice.