Proverbs 28:16-28

Revised Standard Version

¹⁶ A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor;
    but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
¹⁷ If a man is burdened with the blood of another,
    let him be a fugitive until death;
    let no one help him.
¹⁸ He who walks in integrity will be delivered,
    but he who is perverse in his ways will fall into a pit.^[a]
19 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
    but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
²⁰ A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
²¹ To show partiality is not good;
    but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
²² A miserly man hastens after wealth,
    and does not know that want will come upon him.
²³ He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than he who flatters with his tongue.
²⁴ He who robs his father or his mother
    and says, “That is no transgression,”
    is the companion of a man who destroys.
²⁵ A greedy man stirs up strife,
    but he who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
²⁶ He who trusts in his own mind is a fool;
    but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
²⁷ He who gives to the poor will not want,
    but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
²⁸ When the wicked rise, men hide themselves,
    but when they perish, the righteous increase.