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When a country is lawless, it has one ruler after another;
    but when it is led by a leader with understanding and knowledge, it continues strong.

Rulers who mistreat the poor
    are like a hard rain that destroys the crops.

Those who disobey what they have been taught praise the wicked,
    but those who obey what they have been taught are against them.

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When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
    but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
    but those who heed it resist them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person