Proverbs

¹⁵Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people. ¹⁶A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign. ¹⁷Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back. ¹⁸The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit. ¹⁹Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty. ²⁰A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished. ²¹To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.