1. Evil people run even though no one is chasing them.But good people are as brave as a lion.
2. When a country is disobedient, it has one ruler after another.But when it is led by a man with understanding and knowledge, it continues strong.
3. Rulers who are cruel to the poorare like a hard rain that destroys the crops.
4. People who disobey what they have been taught praise the wicked.But those who obey what they have been taught are against the wicked.
5. Evil people do not understand fairness.But those who follow the Lord understand it completely.
6. It is better to be poor and innocentthan to be rich and wicked.
7. The son who obeys what he has been taughtshows he is wise.But the son who makes friends with those who have no self-controldisgraces his father.
8. Some people get rich by overcharging others.But their wealth will be given to those who are kind to the poor.
9. If you refuse to obey what you have been taught,your prayers will not be heard.
10. Those who lead honest people to do wrongwill be ruined by their own evil.But the innocent will be rewarded with good things.
11. A rich man may think he is wise.But a poor man who has understanding knows the rich man is wrong.
12. When good people win, there is great happiness.But when the wicked get power, everybody hides.
13. If you hide your sins, you will not succeed.If you confess and reject them, you will receive mercy.
14. Those who always respect the Lord will be happy.But those who are stubborn will get into trouble.
15. A wicked ruler is as dangerous to poor peopleas a roaring lion or a charging bear.