The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion. In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge. A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops. Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them. Evil men don’t understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand it fully. Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.