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28:1  The wicked flee though none pursue; but the just, like a lion, are confident.
28:2  If a land is rebellious, its princes will be many; but with an intelligent and wise ruler there is stability.
28:3  One who is poor and extorts from the lowly is a devastating rain that leaves no food.
28:4  Those who abandon instruction praise the wicked, but those who keep instruction oppose them.
28:5  The evil understand nothing of justice, but those who seek the Lord understand everything.
28:6  Better to be poor and walk in integrity than rich and crooked in one’s ways.
28:7  Whoever heeds instruction is a wise son, but whoever joins with wastrels disgraces his father.
28:8  Whoever amasses wealth by interest and overcharge gathers it for the one who is kind to the poor.
28:9  Those who turn their ears from hearing instruction, even their prayer is an abomination.
28:10  Those who mislead the upright into an evil way will themselves fall into their own pit, but the blameless will attain prosperity.
28:11  The rich are wise in their own eyes, but the poor who are intelligent see through them.
28:12  When the just triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked prevail, people hide.
28:13  Those who conceal their sins do not prosper, but those who confess and forsake them obtain mercy.
28:14  Happy those who always fear; but those who harden their hearts fall into evil.
28:15  A roaring lion or a ravenous bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
28:16  The less prudent the rulers, the more oppressive their deeds. Those who hate ill-gotten gain prolong their days.
28:17  Though a person burdened with blood guilt is in flight even to the grave, let no one offer support.
28:18  Whoever walks blamelessly is safe, but one whose ways are crooked falls into a pit.
28:19  Those who cultivate their land will have plenty of food, but those who engage in idle pursuits will have plenty of want.
28:20  The trustworthy will be richly blessed; but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
28:21  To show partiality is never good: for even a morsel of bread one may do wrong.
28:22  Misers hurry toward wealth, not knowing that want is coming toward them.
28:23  Whoever rebukes another wins more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
28:24  Whoever defrauds father or mother and says, “It is no sin,” is a partner to a brigand.
28:25  The greedy person stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will prosper.
28:26  Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are safe.
28:27  Those who give to the poor have no lack, but those who avert their eyes, many curses.
28:28  When the wicked prevail, people hide; but at their fall the just abound.