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The wicked run away even though no one pursues them, but the righteous are as confident as a lion.
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When a land rebels, there are many leaders; but a person with understanding brings order.
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Poor people who oppress the needy are rain that washes away food.
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Those who abandon Instruction praise the wicked, but those who follow Instruction battle them.
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Evil people don't understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand everything.
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Better to be poor and walk in innocence than to be on crooked paths and wealthy.
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Intelligent children follow Instruction, but those who befriend gluttons shame their parents.
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Those who become rich through high interest rates gather money for those who are generous to the poor.
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Those who turn their ears from hearing Instruction— even their prayers will be detested.
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Whoever misleads those who do right onto an evil path will fall into their own pit, but the blameless will inherit good things.