Proverbs 28:1-11

¹The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion.

²By the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding and of knowledge, its stability is prolonged.

³A poor man who oppresseth the helpless is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

⁴They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.

⁵Evil men understand not judgment; but they that seek Jehovah understand everything.

⁶Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse, double in ways, though he be rich.

⁷Whoso observeth the law is a son that hath understanding; but he that is a companion of profligates bringeth shame to his father.

⁸He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.

⁹He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

¹⁰Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, shall himself fall into his own pit; but the perfect shall inherit good.

¹¹A rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.