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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide themselves. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Blessed is the one who fears the LORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17If one is burdened with the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death; let no one help him. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “That is no transgression,” is a companion to a man who destroys. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will be enriched. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase. |
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