25 By saying in court what is true, you can save the life of the one who is being falsely accused; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help to defend him.
26 Those who revere Yahweh are confident that he will protect them, and their family will also be protected.
27 Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is like MET having a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you MET.
28 If a king rules over many people, many people will be able to honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little HYP power.
29 Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
30 Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is often in turmoil is like MET cancer in a person's bones.
31 Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
32 Wicked people ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good people are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
33 Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
34 When the people of a nation continually act righteously, it causes that nation to be great; continually doing what is evil causes a nation to be disgraced.