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28:1  The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
28:2  When a land rebels it has many rulers; but with an intelligent ruler there is lasting order.
28:3  A ruler who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
28:4  Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law struggle against them.
28:5  The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.
28:6  Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.
28:7  Those who keep the law are wise children, but companions of gluttons shame their parents.
28:8  One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.
28:9  When one will not listen to the law, even one’s prayers are an abomination.
28:10  Those who mislead the upright into evil ways will fall into pits of their own making, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.
28:11  The rich is wise in self-esteem, but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.
28:12  When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.
28:13  No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
28:14  Happy is the one who is never without fear, but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.
28:15  Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
28:16  A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor; but one who hates unjust gain will enjoy a long life.
28:17  If someone is burdened with the blood of another, let that killer be a fugitive until death; let no one offer assistance.
28:18  One who walks in integrity will be safe, but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.
28:19  Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread, but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
28:20  The faithful will abound with blessings, but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.
28:21  To show partiality is not good— yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
28:22  The miser is in a hurry to get rich and does not know that loss is sure to come.
28:23  Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
28:24  Anyone who robs father or mother and says, “That is no crime,” is partner to a thug.
28:25  The greedy person stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
28:26  Those who trust in their own wits are fools; but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.
28:27  Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.
28:28  When the wicked prevail, people go into hiding; but when they perish, the righteous increase.