By the transgression of a land many are its princes,
But by a man who understands, who knows, so it endures.
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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law strive with them.
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Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked—double dealing—though he be rich.
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He who turns away his ear from listening to the law,
Even his prayer is an abomination.
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He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But he who confesses and forsakes them will receive compassion.