<vn='1'>The <sn="7563">wicked</s><sn="5127">flee</s> when <sn="369">no</s> man <sn="7291">pursueth</s>: but the <sn="6662">righteous</s> are <sn="982">bold</s> as a <sn="3715">lion</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>For the <sn="6588">transgression</s> of a <sn="776">land</s><sn="7227">many</s> are the <sn="8269">princes</s> thereof: but by a <sn="120">man</s> of <sn="995">understanding</s> and <sn="3045">knowledge</s> the <sn="3651">state</s> thereof shall be <sn="748">prolonged</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>A <sn="7326">poor</s><sn="1397">man</s> that <sn="6231">oppresseth</s> the <sn="1800">poor</s> is like a <sn="5502">sweeping</s><sn="4306">rain</s> which leaveth <sn="369">no</s><sn="3899">food</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>They that <sn="5800">forsake</s> the <sn="8451">law</s><sn="1984">praise</s> the <sn="7563">wicked</s>: but such as <sn="8104">keep</s> the <sn="8451">law</s><sn="1624">contend</s> with them. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="7451">Evil</s><sn="376">men</s><sn="995">understand</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="4941">judgment</s>: but they that <sn="1245">seek</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="995">understand</s><sn="3605">all</s> things. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="2896">Better</s> is the <sn="7326">poor</s> that <sn="1980">walketh</s> in his <sn="8537">uprightness</s>, than he that is <sn="4480 6141">perverse</s> in his <sn="1870">ways</s>, though <sn="1931">he</s> be <sn="6223">rich</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>Whoso <sn="5341">keepeth</s> the <sn="8451">law</s> is a <sn="995">wise</s><sn="1121">son</s>: but he that is a <sn="7462">companion</s> of <sn="2151">riotous</s> men <sn="3637">shameth</s> his <sn="1">father</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>He that by <sn="5392">usury</s> and unjust <sn="8636">gain</s><sn="7235">increaseth</s> his <sn="1952">substance</s>, he shall <sn="6908">gather</s> it for him that will <sn="2603">pity</s> the <sn="1800">poor</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>He that turneth <sn="5493">away</s> his <sn="241">ear</s> from <sn="4480 8085">hearing</s> the <sn="8451">law</s>, <sn="1571">even</s> his <sn="8605">prayer</s> shall be <sn="8441">abomination</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>Whoso causeth the <sn="3477">righteous</s> to go <sn="7686">astray</s> in an <sn="7451">evil</s><sn="1870">way</s>, he shall <sn="5307">fall</s><sn="1931">himself</s> into his own <sn="7816">pit</s>: but the <sn="8549">upright</s> shall have <sn="2896">good</s> things in <sn="5157">possession</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>The <sn="6223">rich</s><sn="376">man</s> is <sn="2450">wise</s> in his own <sn="5869">conceit</s>; but the <sn="1800">poor</s> that hath <sn="995">understanding</s> searcheth him <sn="2713">out</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>When <sn="6662">righteous</s> men do <sn="5970">rejoice</s>, there is <sn="7227">great</s><sn="8597">glory</s>: but when the <sn="7563">wicked</s><sn="6965">rise</s>, a <sn="120">man</s> is <sn="2664">hidden</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>He that <sn="3680">covereth</s> his <sn="6588">sins</s> shall <sn="3808">not</s><sn="6743">prosper</s>: but whoso <sn="3034">confesseth</s> and <sn="5800">forsaketh</s> them shall have <sn="7355">mercy</s>. </v>
<vn='14'><sn="835">Happy</s> is the <sn="120">man</s> that <sn="6342">feareth</s><sn="8548">always</s>: but he that <sn="7185">hardeneth</s> his <sn="3820">heart</s> shall <sn="5307">fall</s> into <sn="7451">mischief</s>. </v>
<vn='15'> As a <sn="5098">roaring</s><sn="738">lion</s>, and a <sn="8264">ranging</s><sn="1677">bear</s>; so is a <sn="7563">wicked</s><sn="4910">ruler</s><sn="5921">over</s> the <sn="1800">poor</s><sn="5971">people</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>The <sn="5057">prince</s> that <sn="2638">wanteth</s><sn="8394">understanding</s> is also a <sn="7227">great</s><sn="4642">oppressor</s>: but he that <sn="8130">hateth</s><sn="1215">covetousness</s> shall <sn="748">prolong</s> his <sn="3117">days</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>A <sn="120">man</s> that doeth <sn="6231">violence</s> to the <sn="1818">blood</s> of any <sn="5315">person</s> shall <sn="5127">flee</s><sn="5704">to</s> the <sn="953">pit</s>; let <sn="408">no</s> man <sn="8551">stay</s> him. </v>
<vn='18'>Whoso <sn="1980">walketh</s><sn="8549">uprightly</s> shall be <sn="3467">saved</s>: but he that is <sn="6140">perverse</s> in his <sn="1870">ways</s> shall <sn="5307">fall</s> at <sn="259">once</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>He that <sn="5647">tilleth</s> his <sn="127">land</s> shall have <sn="7646">plenty</s> of <sn="3899">bread</s>: but he that <sn="7291">followeth</s> after <sn="7386">vain</s> persons shall have <sn="7389">poverty</s><sn="7646">enough</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>A <sn="530">faithful</s><sn="376">man</s> shall <sn="7227">abound</s> with <sn="1293">blessings</s>: but he that maketh <sn="213">haste</s> to be <sn="6238">rich</s> shall <sn="3808">not</s> be <sn="5352">innocent</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>To have <sn="5234">respect</s> of <sn="6440">persons</s> is <sn="3808">not</s><sn="2896">good</s>: for <sn="5921">for</s> a <sn="6595">piece</s> of <sn="3899">bread</s> that <sn="1397">man</s> will <sn="6586">transgress</s>. </v>
<vn='22'><sn="376">He</s> that <sn="926">hasteth</s> to be <sn="1952">rich</s> hath an <sn="7451">evil</s><sn="5869">eye</s>, and <sn="3045">considereth</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="3588">that</s><sn="2639">poverty</s> shall come <sn="935">upon</s> him. </v>
<vn='23'>He that <sn="3198">rebuketh</s> a <sn="120">man</s><sn="310">afterwards</s> shall <sn="4672">find</s> more <sn="2580">favor</s> than he that <sn="4480 2505">flattereth</s> with the <sn="3956">tongue</s>. </v>
<vn='24'>Whoso <sn="1497">robbeth</s> his <sn="1">father</s> or his <sn="517">mother</s>, and <sn="559">saith</s>, It is <sn="369">no</s><sn="6588">transgression</s>; the <sn="1931">same</s> is the <sn="2270">companion</s> of a <sn="376 7843">destroyer</s>. </v>
<vn='25'>He that is of a <sn="7342">proud</s><sn="5315">heart</s> stirreth <sn="1624">up</s><sn="4066">strife</s>: but he that putteth his <sn="982">trust</s><sn="5921">in</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> shall be made <sn="1878">fat</s>. </v>
<vn='26'><sn="1931">He</s> that <sn="982">trusteth</s> in his own <sn="3820">heart</s> is a <sn="3684">fool</s>: but whoso <sn="1980">walketh</s><sn="2451">wisely</s>, <sn="1931">he</s> shall be <sn="4422">delivered</s>. </v>
<vn='27'>He that <sn="5414">giveth</s> unto the <sn="7326">poor</s> shall <sn="369">not</s><sn="4270">lack</s>: but he that <sn="5956">hideth</s> his <sn="5869">eyes</s> shall have <sn="7227">many</s> a <sn="3994">curse</s>. </v>
<vn='28'>When the <sn="7563">wicked</s><sn="6965">rise</s>, <sn="120">men</s> hide <sn="5641">themselves</s>: but when they <sn="6">perish</s>, the <sn="6662">righteous</s><sn="7235">increase</s>. </v>