2. When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice: but when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.
3. Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
4. The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
5. A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.
6. In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7. The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor: the wicked hath not understanding to know it.