2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
3 A ruler who oppresses the pooris like driving rain that leaves no crops.
4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,but those who heed it resist them.
5 Evildoers do not understand what is right,but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
6 Better the poor whose way of life is blamelessthan the rich whose ways are perverse.
7 A discerning son heeds instruction,but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
8 Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the pooramasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.