1The wicked person <07563> flees <05127> when there is no one <0369> pursuing <07291>, but the righteous person <06662> is as confident <0982> as a lion <03715>.
2When a country <0776> is rebellious <06588> it has many <07227> princes <08269>, but by someone <0120> who is discerning <0995> and knowledgeable <03045> order is maintained <0748>.
3A poor <07326> person <01397> who oppresses <06231> the weak <01800> is like a driving <05502> rain <04306> without <0369> food <03899>.
4Those who forsake <05800> the law <08451> praise <01984> the wicked <07563>, but those who keep <08104> the law <08451> contend <01624> with them.
5Evil <07451> people <0582> do not <03808> understand <0995> justice <04941>, but those who seek <01245> the Lord <03069> understand <0995> it all <03605>.
6A poor person <07326> who walks <01980> in his integrity <08537> is better <02896> than one who is perverse <06141> in his ways <01870> even though he is rich <06223>.
7The one who keeps <05341> the law <08451> is a discerning <0995> child <01121>, but a companion <07462> of gluttons <02151> brings shame <03637> to his parents <01>.
8The one who increases <07235> his wealth <01952> by increasing <08636> interest <05392> gathers <06908> it for someone who is gracious <02603> to the needy <01800>.
9The one who turns away <05493> his ear <0241> from hearing <08085> the law <08451>, even <01571> his prayer <08605> is an abomination <08441>.
10The one who leads <07686> the upright <03477> astray <07686> in an evil <07451> way <01870> will himself <01931> fall <05307> into his own pit <07816>, but the blameless <08549> will inherit <05157> what is good <02896>.
11A rich <06223> person <0376> is wise <02450> in his own eyes <05869>, but a discerning <0995> poor person <01800> can evaluate <02713> him properly <02713>.
12When the righteous <06662> rejoice <05970>, great <07227> is the glory <08597>, but when the wicked <07563> rise <06965> to power, people <0120> are sought out <02664>.
13The one who covers <03680> his transgressions <06588> will not <03808> prosper <06743>, but whoever confesses <03034> them and forsakes <05800> them will find mercy <07355>.
14Blessed <0835> is the one <0120> who is always <08548> cautious <06342>, but whoever hardens <07185> his heart <03820> will fall <05307> into evil <07451>.
15Like a roaring <05098> lion <0738> or a roving <08264> bear <01677>, so is a wicked <07563> ruler <04910> over <05921> a poor <01800> people <05971>.
16The prince <05057> who is a great <07227> oppressor <04642> lacks <02638> wisdom <08394>, but the one who hates <08130> unjust gain <01215> will prolong <0748> his days <03117>.
17The one <0120> who is tormented <06231> by the murder <05315> <01818> of another will flee <05127> to the pit <0953>; let no <0408> one support <08551> him.
18The one who walks <01980> blamelessly <08549> will be delivered <03467>, but whoever is perverse <06140> in his ways <01870> will fall <05307> at once <0259>.
19The one who works <05647> his land <0127> will be satisfied <07646> with food <03899>, but whoever chases <07291> daydreams <07386> will have his fill <07646> of poverty <07389>.
20A faithful <0530> person <0376> will have an abundance <07227> of blessings <01293>, but the one who hastens <0213> to gain riches <06238> will not <03808> go unpunished <05352>.
21To show partiality <05234> is terrible <02896> <03808>, for a person <01397> will transgress <06586> over <05921> the smallest piece <06595> of bread <03899>.
22The stingy person <05869> <07451> <0376> hastens <0926> after riches <01952> and does not <03808> know <03045> that <03588> poverty <02639> will overtake <0935> him.
23The one who reproves <03198> another <0120> will in the end <0310> find <04672> more favor <02580> than the one who flatters <02505> with the tongue <03956>.
24The one who robs <01497> his father <01> and mother <0517> and says <0559>, “There is no <0369> transgression <06588>,” is a companion <02270> to the one <0376> who destroys <07843>.
25The greedy <07342> person <05315> stirs up <01624> dissension <04066>, but the one who trusts <0982> in <05921> the Lord <03068> will prosper <01878>.
26The one who trusts <0982> in his <01931> own heart <03820> is a fool <03684>, but the one <01931> who walks <01980> in wisdom <02451> will escape <04422>.
27The one who gives <05414> to the poor <07326> will not <0369> lack <04270>, but whoever shuts <05956> his eyes <05869> to them will receive many <07227> curses <03994>.
28When the wicked <07563> gain control <06965>, people <0120> hide <05641> themselves, but when they perish <06>, the righteous <06662> increase <07235>.