PROVERBS 29:2-7

²When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice: but when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

³Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

⁴The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

⁵A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.

⁶In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

⁷The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor: the wicked hath not understanding to know it.