1 The wicked flee when no one pursues;but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 In rebellion, a land has many rulers,but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
3 A needy man who oppresses the pooris like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
4 Those who forsake the Torah praise the wicked;but those who keep the Torah contend with them.
5 Evil men don’t understand justice;but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.