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28:1  The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
28:2  When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
28:3  A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
28:4  Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.
28:5  Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
28:6  Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
28:7  A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
28:8  Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
28:9  If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.
28:10  Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
28:11  The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
28:12  When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.
28:13  Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
28:14  Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
28:15  Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
28:16  A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.
28:17  Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back.
28:18  The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.
28:19  Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
28:20  A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
28:21  To show partiality is not good-- yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
28:22  The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
28:23  Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.
28:24  Whoever robs their father or mother and says, "It's not wrong," is partner to one who destroys.
28:25  The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the LORD will prosper.
28:26  Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
28:27  Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
28:28  When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.