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As the people's judges are, so will their officials be, and as the ruler of a city is, so also are all of its inhabitants.
3
An uneducated king will ruin his people, and a city is founded on the intelligence of its rulers.
4
Authority over the earth belongs to the Lord, and he will identify the person who is right for the time.
5
A people's success belongs to the Lord, and he will give glory to the legal expert.
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Don't become angry with your neighbor over every wrong, and don't do anything that offers a flagrant insult.