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1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but
2the righteous are bold as a lion.
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When a land transgresses,
3it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.
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4A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
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Those who forsake the law
5praise the wicked, but those who keep the law
6strive against them.
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Evil men
7do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD
8 understand it completely.
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9Better is a poor man who
10walks in his integrity than a rich man who is
11crooked in his ways.
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The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but
12a companion of gluttons shames his father.