28 The wicked flee when no one is chasing them! But the godly are bold as lions!

⁴ To complain about the law is to praise wickedness. To obey the law is to fight evil.

¹² When the godly are successful, everyone is glad. When the wicked succeed, everyone is sad.

²⁸ When the wicked prosper, good men go away; when the wicked meet disaster, good men return.

² With good men in authority, the people rejoice; but with the wicked in power, they groan.

⁷ The good man knows the poor man’s rights; the godless don’t care.

¹⁶ When rulers are wicked, their people are too; but good men will live to see the tyrant’s downfall.

²⁷ The good hate the badness of the wicked. The wicked hate the goodness of the good.