1 The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run offeven when no one’s after them;Honest people are relaxed and confident,bold as lions.
2 When the country is in chaos,everybody has a plan to fix it—But it takes a leader of real understandingto straighten things out.
3 The wicked who oppress the poorare like a hailstorm that beats down the harvest.
4 If you desert God’s law, you’re free to embrace depravity;if you love God’s law, you fight for it tooth and nail.
5 Justice makes no sense to the evilminded;those who seek God know it inside and out.
6 It’s better to be poor and directthan rich and crooked.
7 Practice God’s law—get a reputation for wisdom;hang out with a loose crowd—embarrass your family.