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When a land rebels
    it has many rulers;
but with an intelligent[a] person, honesty endures.(A)
A poor person who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.(B)
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law struggle against them.(C)

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  1. 28.2 Heb intelligent knowledgeable

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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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person