1
The wicked run when no one is chasing them, but an honest person is as brave as a lion.
2
When a nation sins, it will have one ruler after another. But a nation will be strong and endure when it has intelligent, sensible leaders.
3
Someone in authority who oppresses poor people is like a driving rain that destroys the crops.
4
If you have no regard for the law, you are on the side of the wicked; but if you obey it, you are against them.
5
Evil people do not know what justice is, but those who worship the Lord understand it well.
6
Better to be poor and honest than rich and dishonest.
7
Young people who obey the law are intelligent. Those who make friends with good-for-nothings are a disgrace to their parents.
8
If you get rich by charging interest and taking advantage of people, your wealth will go to someone who is kind to the poor.
9
If you do not obey the law, God will find your prayers too hateful to hear.