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1 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
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The wicked flee, but no one pursues, but the righteous is bold like a lion.
2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
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By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase, but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.
3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
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A man [who is] poor and oppresses the impoverished [is] a beating rain {that leaves} no food.
4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.
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Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked, but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.
5 Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
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Men of evil do not understand justice, but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.
6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
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Better [to be] poor and walking in one's integrity than to be crooked of ways when one [is] rich.
7 A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
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He who keeps instruction [is] a child of understanding, but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.
8 Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
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He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.
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He who turns his ear from listening to instruction, even his prayer [is] an abomination.
10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
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He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil, into his pits he will fall. But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.
11 The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
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A man of wealth [is] wise in his own eyes, but the intelligent poor sees through him.
12 When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.
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When the righteous triumphs, great [is] the glory, but with [the] rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.
13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
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He who conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.
14 Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
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Happy is the person who fears continuously, but he who is stubborn of heart, will fall into calamity.
15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
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[Like] a roaring lion and a charging bear [is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.
16 A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.
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A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, [but] those who hate unjust gain will have long days.
17 Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back.
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A person who is burdened with [the] blood of {another}, until death he will flee; do not take hold of him.
18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.
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He who walks in integrity will be safe, but he who takes crooked paths will fall in one.
19 Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
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He who tills his ground will have plenty bread, but he who follows fantasies will have plenty [of] poverty.
20 A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
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A man of faithfulness [has] abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
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{Showing partiality} [is] not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
22 The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
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He who hurries for wealth is {a man with an evil eye}, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.
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He who rebukes a person will afterward find [more] favor than he who flatters [with the] tongue.
24 Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.
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He who robs his father and his mother and says, "There is no crime," is partner to a man who corrupts.
25 The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the LORD will prosper.
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The {greedy person} will stir up strife, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.
26 Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
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He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be saved.
27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
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[For] he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but [for] he who turns his eyes, [there are] many curses.
28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
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With [the] rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden, and with their perishing, [the] righteous will multiply.