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Proverbs 28:1-5 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.

5. Evil men do not understand justice,but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.