1: The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one's after them; Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions.
2: When the country is in chaos, everybody has a plan to fix it--But it takes a leader of real understanding to straighten things out.
3: The wicked who oppress the poor are like a hailstorm that beats down the harvest.
4: If you desert God's law, you're free to embrace depravity; if you love God's law, you fight for it tooth and nail.
5: Justice makes no sense to the evilminded; those who seek GOD know it inside and out.
6: It's better to be poor and direct than rich and crooked.
7: Practice God's law--get a reputation for wisdom; hang out with a loose crowd--embarrass your family.
8: Get as rich as you want through cheating and extortion, But eventually some friend of the poor is going to give it all back to them.
9: God has no use for the prayers of the people who won't listen to him.
10: Lead good people down a wrong path and you'll come to a bad end; do good and you'll be rewarded for it.
11: The rich think they know it all, but the poor can see right through them.
12: When good people are promoted, everything is great, but when the bad are in charge, watch out!
13: You can't whitewash your sins and get by with it; you find mercy by admitting and leaving them.
14: A tenderhearted person lives a blessed life; a hardhearted person lives a hard life.
15: Lions roar and bears charge--and the wicked lord it over the poor.
16: Among leaders who lack insight, abuse abounds, but for one who hates corruption, the future is bright.
17: A murderer haunted by guilt is doomed--there's no helping him.
18: Walk straight--live well and be saved; a devious life is a doomed life.
19: Work your garden--you'll end up with plenty of food; play and party--you'll end up with an empty plate.
20: Committed and persistent work pays off; get-rich-quick schemes are ripoffs.
21: Playing favorites is always a bad thing; you can do great harm in seemingly harmless ways.
22: A miser in a hurry to get rich doesn't know that he'll end up broke.
23: In the end, serious reprimand is appreciated far more than bootlicking flattery.
24: Anyone who robs father and mother and says, "So, what's wrong with that?" is worse than a pirate.
25: A grasping person stirs up trouble, but trust in GOD brings a sense of well-being.
26: If you think you know it all, you're a fool for sure; real survivors learn wisdom from others.
27: Be generous to the poor--you'll never go hungry; shut your eyes to their needs, and run a gauntlet of curses.
28: When corruption takes over, good people go underground, but when the crooks are thrown out, it's safe to come out.