Proverbs 28:1-8

¹The wicked run away even when no one is chasing them, but the good have the trusting boldness of lions.

²When a country is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but a ruler who is wise and knowledgeable provides strength and continuity.

³When someone poor oppresses the poor, it's like heavy rain that beats down the crops.

⁴People who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law fight against them.

⁵Evil people understand nothing about justice, but those who follow the Lord understand it completely.

⁶Better to be poor and have integrity than to be devious and rich.

⁷If you keep the law, you're a wise son, but if you keep bad company you shame your father.

⁸Anyone who gets rich through charging interest and profiteering is only storing it up for someone who is kind to the poor.