When a land transgresses, (A)it has many rulers,
    but with a man of understanding and knowledge,
    its stability will long continue.
(B)A poor man who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.
Those who forsake the law (C)praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law (D)strive against them.
Evil men (E)do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord (F)understand it completely.

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