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| 28:1 |
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
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| 28:2 |
When a land rebels it has many rulers; but with an intelligent ruler there is lasting order.
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| 28:3 |
A ruler who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
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| 28:4 |
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law struggle against them.
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| 28:5 |
The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.
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| 28:6 |
Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be crooked in one's ways even though rich.
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| 28:7 |
Those who keep the law are wise children, but companions of gluttons shame their parents.
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| 28:8 |
One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.
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| 28:9 |
When one will not listen to the law, even one's prayers are an abomination.
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| 28:10 |
Those who mislead the upright into evil ways will fall into pits of their own making, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.
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| 28:11 |
The rich is wise in self-esteem, but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.
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| 28:12 |
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.
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| 28:13 |
No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
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| 28:14 |
Happy is the one who is never without fear, but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.
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| 28:15 |
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
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| 28:16 |
A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor; but one who hates unjust gain will enjoy a long life.
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| 28:17 |
If someone is burdened with the blood of another, let that killer be a fugitive until death; let no one offer assistance.
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| 28:18 |
One who walks in integrity will be safe, but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.
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| 28:19 |
Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread, but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
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| 28:20 |
The faithful will abound with blessings, but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.
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| 28:21 |
To show partiality is not good-- yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
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| 28:22 |
The miser is in a hurry to get rich and does not know that loss is sure to come.
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| 28:23 |
Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
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| 28:24 |
Anyone who robs father or mother and says, "That is no crime," is partner to a thug.
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| 28:25 |
The greedy person stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be enriched.
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| 28:26 |
Those who trust in their own wits are fools; but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.
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| 28:27 |
Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.
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| 28:28 |
When the wicked prevail, people go into hiding; but when they perish, the righteous increase.
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