Proverbs 28:1-3

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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
²When a land rebels
    it has many rulers;
but with an intelligent ruler
    there is lasting order.^[a]
³A ruler^[b] who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 28:2 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 28:3 Cn: Heb A poor person

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