1 The wicked flee when no man pursues, but the righteous are bold as a young lion.
2 By the rebellion of the land, many are its princes, but by the man of understanding and wisdom the land shall remain stable.
3 A poor man that oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.
4 Those that forsake the law praise the wicked, but such as keep the law contend with them.
5 Evil men do not understand judgment, but those that seek the Lord understand all things.
6 Better is the poor that walks in his perfection than he that is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.
7 Whosoever keeps the law is a wise son, but he that is a companion of gluttons shames his father.