1. The rasha flee when none pursueth; but the tzaddikim are bold as a lion.
2. For the peysha eretz (land in rebellion) many are the sarim (rulers) thereof, but by an adam meiven yodei'a (a man of wisdom and knowledge) shall be lasting order.
3. A gever rahsh (poor man) that oppresseth the dalim (poor ones) is like a sweeping matar (rain) which leaveth no lechem (food, crop).
4. They that forsake the torah praise the rasha, but such as be shomer over the torah contend against them.
5. Anshei rah understand not mishpat, but they that seek Hashem understand all things.
6. Better is the rahsh (poor) that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his drakhim (ways), though he be rich.