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When a nation sins, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and much learning, it will last a long time.

A poor man who makes it hard for the poor is like a heavy rain which leaves no food.

Those who turn away from the law praise the sinful, but those who keep the law fight 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