Proverbs 28:2-11

²When the people of a nation sin, they will have one ruler after another; but when their leaders are wise and have good sense, their government will last for a long time.

³A poor person who oppresses other poor people is like MET a very heavy/hard rain that destroys the crops, with the result that there is no food for people to eat.

⁴Those who reject/disobey God's laws always speak well of wicked people; but those who obey God's laws always oppose what wicked people do.

⁵Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.

⁶It is better to be honest even though you are poor than to be dishonest even though you are rich.

⁷Young people who obey the laws are wise IDM; parents whose children associate with those who ◄carouse/go to wild parties► are humiliated/disgraced because of what their children do.

⁸When people become very rich by charging very high interest DOU, their money will eventually go to someone who does kind things for the poor.

⁹If people do not obey MTY God's laws, God ◄detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink►.

¹⁰Those who cause honest/good people to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who ◄are innocent/have not done what is wrong►.

¹¹Many rich people think that they are wise, but poor people who have good sense will find out whether rich people really are wise or not.