Proverbs 28:13-15

International Standard Version

¹³ Whoever hides his transgressions will not succeed,
    but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.

¹⁴ Blessed is the man who always fears the Lord,^[a]
    but whoever hardens his heart will fall into disaster.

¹⁵ A roaring lion and a charging bear—
    that’s what a wicked tyrant is over poor people.