Proverbs 28:1-4

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

28 The wicked flee when no man pursues them, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous are bold as a lion.^(A)

² When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but when the ruler is a man of discernment, understanding, and knowledge, its stability will long continue.

³ A poor man who oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food [plundering them of their last morsels].^(B)

⁴ Those who forsake the law [of God and man] praise the wicked, but those who keep the law [of God and man] contend with them.^(C)