¹cThe wicked flee when no one pursues,

but dthe righteous are bold as a lion.

²When a land transgresses, eit has many rulers,

but with a man of understanding and knowledge,

its stability will long continue.

³fA poor man who oppresses the poor

is a beating rain that leaves no food.

⁴Those who forsake the law gpraise the wicked,

but those who keep the law hstrive against them.

⁵Evil men ido not understand justice,

but those who seek the Lord junderstand it completely.

⁶kBetter is a poor man who lwalks in his integrity

than a rich man who is lcrooked in his ways.

⁷The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,

but ma companion of gluttons shames his father.

⁸Whoever multiplies his wealth nby interest and profit1

ogathers it for him who is pgenerous to the poor.

⁹If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,

even his qprayer is an abomination.

¹⁰Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way

rwill fall into his own pit,

but the blameless swill have a goodly inheritance.

¹¹A rich man is wise in his town eyes,

but a poor man who has understanding uwill find him out.

¹²When vthe righteous triumph, there is great glory,

but when wthe wicked rise, people hide themselves.

¹³Whoever xconceals his transgressions will not prosper,

but he who yconfesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

¹⁴Blessed is the one who zfears the Lord2 always,

but whoever ahardens his heart will fall into calamity.

¹⁵Like ba roaring lion or ca charging bear

is da wicked ruler over a poor people.

¹⁶A ruler who elacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,

but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

¹⁷If one is burdened with fthe blood of another,

he will be a fugitive until death;3

let no one help him.

¹⁸gWhoever hwalks in integrity will be delivered,

but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.

¹⁹iWhoever works his land will have plenty of bread,

but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

²⁰A faithful man will abound with blessings,

but whoever hastens to be rich jwill not go unpunished.

²¹To show kpartiality is not good,

but for la piece of bread a man will do wrong.

²²A mstingy man4 nhastens after wealth

and does not know that opoverty will come upon him.

²³Whoever prebukes a man will afterward find more favor

than qhe who flatters with his tongue.

²⁴Whoever robs his father or his mother

and says, “That is no transgression,”

is ra companion to a man who destroys.

²⁵A greedy man sstirs up strife,

but the one who trusts in the Lord will tbe enriched.

²⁶Whoever utrusts in his own mind is a fool,

but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

²⁷Whoever vgives to the poor will not want,

but he who whides his eyes will get many a curse.

²⁸When xthe wicked rise, ypeople hide themselves,

but when they perish, the righteous increase.