Proverbs 28:6-19

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.

¹²When righteous/good people ◄succeed/win elections►, everyone ◄celebrates/is happy►; but when wicked people win, everyone hides because they are afraid of what the wicked people will do.

¹³Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper, but God acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.

¹⁴God is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn IDM will experience disasters.

¹⁵Wicked people who mistreat poor people whom they rule are as dangerous to them as SIM a lion roaring at them or a bear springing up to attack them.

¹⁶Rulers who do not have good sense cruelly oppress the people they rule, but rulers who do not want to become rich by cheating/deceiving people will live (OR, rule) for a long time.

¹⁷Those who are guilty of murdering MTY another person will ◄be fugitives/keep running away► until they die; do not help them to escape.

¹⁸Those who continually do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will suddenly be ruined.

¹⁹Farmers who work hard in their fields will produce good crops and always have plenty of food to eat, but those who spend all their time ◄on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone► will become very poor.