<p>1. The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion</p><p>2. When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order. </p><p>3. A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops. </p><p>4. Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them. </p><p>5. Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully. </p><p>6. Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse. </p><p>7. A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father. </p><p>8. Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor. </p><p>9. If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable. </p><p>10. Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance. </p><p>11. The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are. </p><p>12. When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding. </p><p>13. Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. </p><p>14. Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble. </p><p>15. Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people. </p><p>16. A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign. </p><p>17. Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back. </p><p>18. The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit. </p><p>19. Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty. </p><p>20. A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished. </p><p>21. To show partiality is not good- yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread. </p><p>22. The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them. </p><p>23. Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather that one who has a flattering tongue. </p><p>24. Whoever robs their father or mother and says, "It's not wrong," is partner to one who destroys, </p><p>25. The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the Lord will prosper. </p><p>26. Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe. </p><p>27. Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses. </p><p>28. When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive. </p><p>Amen </p><p> </p>
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