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When a land rebels it has many rulers; but with an intelligent ruler there is lasting order.
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A ruler who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law struggle against them.
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The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.
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Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be crooked in one's ways even though rich.
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Those who keep the law are wise children, but companions of gluttons shame their parents.
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One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.
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When one will not listen to the law, even one's prayers are an abomination.
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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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The rich is wise in self-esteem, but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.
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When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.