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28:1  The wicked flee even though no one is pursuing them, but the righteous are bold like a lion.
28:2  A rebellious land has many rulers, but one man with understanding and knowledge provides stability.
28:3  A poor man who oppresses the poor is a driving rain that leaves no food.
28:4  Those who abandon the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law oppose them.
28:5  Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand everything.
28:6  Better a poor person who walks in his integrity than a rich person who is hypocritical.
28:7  The son who keeps the law has understanding, but a companion of gluttons brings shame upon his father.
28:8  A person who increases his wealth by piling up interest gathers it for someone who is generous to the needy.
28:9  A person who turns his ear away from the law— even his prayer is an abomination.
28:10  A person who leads the upright along an evil way will fall into his own pit, but people of integrity will inherit good.
28:11  A wealthy person is wise in his own eyes, but a needy person with understanding will expose him.
28:12  When the righteous triumph, there is much celebration, but when the wicked rise to power, people hide.
28:13  A person who conceals his sins will not prosper, but one who confesses and abandons them will receive mercy.
28:14  Blessed is the person who always is afraid of sin, but one who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
28:15  A wicked ruler over a poor people is a growling lion or a charging bear.
28:16  When a ruler lacks understanding, there will be much oppression, but one who hates ill-gotten gain prolongs his days.
28:17  A person haunted by the guilt of bloodshed will be a fugitive until he goes down to the pit. No one should offer him support.
28:18  A person who walks with integrity will be saved, but a person whose ways are crooked will fall all at once.
28:19  A person who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever pursues fantasies will have plenty of poverty.
28:20  A trustworthy person has many blessings, but a person in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.
28:21  Showing favoritism is not good, but a man may sin for a piece of bread.
28:22  A tightfisted person is in a hurry to get rich, but he does not know that poverty is coming his way.
28:23  In the end a person who corrects someone will find more favor than a person with a flattering tongue.
28:24  A person who robs his father and his mother and says, “It’s not a sin,” is no better than a vandal.
28:25  A greedy person stirs up strife, but a person who trusts in the Lord will prosper.
28:26  A person who trusts in his own ideas is a fool, but a person who walks in wisdom will be kept safe.
28:27  A person who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but a person who closes his eyes to them will receive many curses.
28:28  When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding, but when the wicked perish, the righteous increase.