Proverbs 28:2-4

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² A lawless nation will have many bad leaders. But a smart leader will rule for a long time in a land where people obey the law.

³ A leader who takes advantage of the poor is like a hard rain that destroys the crops.^[a]

⁴ Those who refuse to obey the law promote evil. Those who obey the law oppose evil.