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When a land transgresses, 1it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.
32A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
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Those who forsake the law 3praise the wicked, but those who keep the law 4strive against them.
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Evil men 5do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD 6 understand it completely.
67Better is a poor man who 8walks in his integrity than a rich man who is 9crooked in his ways.
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The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but 10a companion of gluttons shames his father.
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Whoever multiplies his wealth 11by interest and profita12gathers it for him who is 13generous to the poor.
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If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his 14prayer is an abomination.
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Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way 15will fall into his own pit, but the blameless 16will have a goodly inheritance.
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A rich man is wise in his 17own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding 18will find him out.
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When 19the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when 20the wicked rise, people hide themselves.
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Provérbios 28:2
Por causa da transgressão duma terra são muitos os seus príncipes; mas por virtude de homens prudentes e entendidos, ela subsistirá por longo tempo.