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Proverbs 28:1-11

1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

1 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

2 When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.

2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

3 A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.

3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them.

4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.

5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.

5 Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.

6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.

7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.

7 A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

8 Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.

8 Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.

9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.

10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.

10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.

11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.

11 The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.