Proverbs 27:23-28:6

English Standard Version

^23 (A)Know well the condition of your flocks,
    and ^(B)give attention to your herds,
²⁴ for ^(C)riches do not last forever;
    and does a crown endure to all generations?
^25 (D)When the grass is gone and the new growth appears
    and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
^26 (E)the lambs will provide your clothing,
    and the goats the price of a field.
^27 (F)There will be enough goats' milk for your food,
    for the food of your household
    and maintenance for your girls.
28 ^(G)The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but ^(H)the righteous are bold as a lion.
² When a land transgresses, ^(I)it has many rulers,
    but with a man of understanding and knowledge,
    its stability will long continue.
^3 (J)A poor man who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.
⁴ Those who forsake the law ^(K)praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law ^(L)strive against them.
⁵ Evil men ^(M)do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord ^(N)understand it completely.
^6 (O)Better is a poor man who ^(P)walks in his integrity
    than a rich man who is ^(Q)crooked in his ways.