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In time of civil war
    there are many leaders,
but a sensible leader
    restores law and order.[a]
When someone poor takes over
    and mistreats the poor,
it's like a heavy rain
    destroying the crops.

Lawbreakers praise criminals,
but law-abiding citizens
    always oppose them.

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Footnotes

  1. 28.2 but … order: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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