Proverbs 28:1-3

American Standard Version

28 The wicked flee when no man pursueth;
But the righteous are bold as a lion.
² For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof;
But by ^[a]men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
³ A needy man that oppresseth the poor
Is like a sweeping rain ^[b]which leaveth no food.