Proverbs 28:1-3

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
² When a land rebels
    it has many rulers;
but with an intelligent ruler
    there is lasting order.^[a]
3 A ruler^[b] who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.