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14 Happy is the person who fears continuously,
    but he who is stubborn of heart,[a] will fall into calamity.
15 Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
    is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
16 A ruler who lacks understanding is[b] a cruel oppressor,
    but those who hate unjust gain will have long[c] days.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:14 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 28:16 Hebrew “and”
  3. Proverbs 28:16 Or “prolong”