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Proverbs 28:1-4 English Standard Version (ESV)

1. The wicked flee when no one pursues,but the righteous are bold as a lion.

2. When a land transgresses, it has many rulers,but with a man of understanding and knowledge,its stability will long continue.

3. A poor man who oppresses the pooris a beating rain that leaves no food.

4. Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,but those who keep the law strive against them.