1. Sinners run away even when no one is chasing them. But those who do what is right are as bold as lions.
2. A country has many rulers when its people don't obey. But an understanding king knows how to keep order.
3. A ruler who beats poor people down is like a pounding rain that leaves no crops.
4. Those who turn away from the law praise sinners. But those who obey the law oppose them.