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28:1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. 28:2 When a land rebels it has many rulers; but with an intelligent ruler there is lasting order. 28:3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food. 28:4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law struggle against them. 28:5 The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely. 28:6 Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be crooked in one's ways even though rich. 28:7 Those who keep the law are wise children, but companions of gluttons shame their parents. 28:8 One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest gathers it for another who is kind to the poor. 28:9 When one will not listen to the law, even one's prayers are an abomination. 28:10 Those who mislead the upright into evil ways will fall into pits of their own making, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance. 28:11 The rich is wise in self-esteem, but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose. 28:12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding. 28:13 No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. 28:14 Happy is the one who is never without fear, but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity. 28:15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people. 28:16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor; but one who hates unjust gain will enjoy a long life. 28:17 If someone is burdened with the blood of another, let that killer be a fugitive until death; let no one offer assistance. 28:18 One who walks in integrity will be safe, but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit. 28:19 Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread, but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty. 28:20 The faithful will abound with blessings, but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished. 28:21 To show partiality is not good-- yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong. 28:22 The miser is in a hurry to get rich and does not know that loss is sure to come. 28:23 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue. 28:24 Anyone who robs father or mother and says, "That is no crime," is partner to a thug. 28:25 The greedy person stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be enriched. 28:26 Those who trust in their own wits are fools; but those who walk in wisdom come through safely. 28:27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse. 28:28 When the wicked prevail, people go into hiding; but when they perish, the righteous increase.