Proverbs 29:2-4

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² When righteous people are doing well, everyone is happy.
    But when wicked people rule, everyone is sad.
³ A man who loves wisdom makes his father happy.
    But anyone who is a friend of prostitutes is wasting his father's money.
⁴ A king who rules with justice makes his country strong.
    But a king who takes lots of taxes destroys his country.