Proverbs 28:1-4

New International Version

28 The wicked flee^(A) though no one pursues,^(B)
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.^(C)

²When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

³A ruler^[a] who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

⁴Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
but those who heed it resist them.

Proverbs 28:1-4

King James Version

28 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

²For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

³A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

⁴They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

New International Version (NIV)