28 ^(A)The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but ^(B)the righteous are bold as a lion.
² When a land transgresses, ^(C)it has many rulers,
    but with a man of understanding and knowledge,
    its stability will long continue.
^3 (D)A poor man who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.
⁴ Those who forsake the law ^(E)praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law ^(F)strive against them.
⁵ Evil men ^(G)do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord ^(H)understand it completely.
^6 (I)Better is a poor man who ^(J)walks in his integrity
    than a rich man who is ^(K)crooked in his ways.