1 The wicked flee though none pursue;but the just, like a lion, are confident.
2 If a land is rebellious, its princes will be many;but with an intelligent and wise ruler there is stability.
3 One who is poor and extorts from the lowlyis a devastating rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who abandon instruction praise the wicked,but those who keep instruction oppose them.
5 The evil understand nothing of justice,but those who seek the Lord understand everything.
6 Better to be poor and walk in integritythan rich and crooked in one’s ways.