1. The wicked flee though no one pursues,but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2. When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
3. A ruler who oppresses the pooris like driving rain that leaves no crops.
4. Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,but those who heed it resist them.
5. Evildoers do not understand what is right,but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
6. Better the poor whose way of life is blamelessthan the rich whose ways are perverse.
7. A discerning son heeds instruction,but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
8. Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the pooramasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.