Proverbs 28:1-4

The Message

² When the country is in chaos,
    everybody has a plan to fix it—
But it takes a leader of real understanding
    to straighten things out.

³ The wicked who oppress the poor
    are like a hailstorm that beats down the harvest.

⁴ If you desert God’s law, you’re free to embrace depravity;
    if you love God’s law, you fight for it tooth and nail.