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\c 28
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\q
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\v 1 The wicked run away when no one chases them,
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\q but those who do what is right are as bold as a young lion.
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\q
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\v 2 Because of the transgression of a land, it has many rulers,
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\q but with a man of understanding and knowledge, it will last a long time.
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\q
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\v 3 A poor person who oppresses other poor people
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\q is like a beating rain that leaves no food.
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\q
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\v 4 Those who forsake the law praise wicked people,
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\q but those who keep the law fight against them.
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\q
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\v 5 Evil men do not understand justice,
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\q but those who seek Yahweh understand everything.
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\q
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\v 6 It is better for a poor person who walks in his integrity,
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\q than for a rich person who is crooked in his ways.
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\v 7 He who keeps the law is a son who has understanding,
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\q but one who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
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\v 8 The one who makes his fortune by charging too much interest
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\q gathers his wealth for another who will have pity on poor people.
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\v 9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
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\q even his prayer is detestable.
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\v 10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way
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\q will fall into his own pit,
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\q but the blameless will have a good inheritance.
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\v 11 The rich person may be wise in his own eyes,
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\q but a poor person who has understanding will find him out.
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\v 12 When there is victory for those who do what is right, there is great glory,
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\q but when the wicked arise, people hide themselves.
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\v 13 The one who hides his sins will not prosper,
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\q but the one who confesses them and forsakes them will be shown mercy.
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\v 14 Happy is the one who always lives with reverence,
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\q but whoever hardens his heart will fall into trouble.
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\v 15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
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\q is a wicked ruler over poor people.
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\v 16 The ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
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\q but the one who hates dishonesty will prolong his days.
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\v 17 If a man is guilty because he has shed someone's blood,
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\q he will be a fugitive until death
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\q and no one will help him.
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\v 18 Whoever walks with integrity will be kept safe,
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\q but the one whose way is crooked will suddenly fall.
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\v 19 The one who works his land will have plenty of food,
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\q but whoever follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
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\v 20 A faithful man will have great blessings,
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\q but the one who gets rich quickly will not go unpunished.
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\v 21 It is not good to show partiality,
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\q but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
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\v 22 A stingy man hurries after riches,
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\q but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
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\v 23 Whoever rebukes someone will afterward find more favor from him
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\q than from the one who flatters him with his tongue.
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\v 24 Whoever robs his father and his mother and says, "That is no sin,"
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\q he is the companion of the one who destroys.
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\v 25 A greedy man stirs up conflict,
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\q but the one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.
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\v 26 One who trusts in his own heart is a fool,
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\q but whoever walks in wisdom will keep away from danger.
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\v 27 The one who gives to the poor will lack nothing,
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\q but whoever closes his eyes to them will receive many curses.
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\v 28 When wicked people rise, men hide themselves,
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\q but when wicked people perish, those who do right will increase.
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