1. A WISE judge shall judge his people, and the government of a prudent man shall be steady.
2. As the judge of the people is himself, so also are his ministers: and what manner of man the ruler of a city is, such also are they that dwell therein.
3. An unwise king shall be the ruin of his people: and cities shall be inhabited through the prudence of the rulers.
4. The power of the earth is in the hand of God, and in his time he will raise up a profitable ruler over it.
5. The prosperity of man is in the hand of God, and upon the person of the scribe he shall lay his honour.
6. Remember not any injury done thee by thy neighbour, and do thou nothing by deeds of injury.
7. Pride is hateful before God and men: and ah iniquity of nations is execrable.
8. A kingdom is translated from one people to another, because of injustices, and wrongs, and injuries, and divers deceits.
9. But nothing is more wicked than the covetous man. Why is earth and ashes proud?
10. There is not a more wicked thing than to love money: for such a one setteth even his own soul to sale: because while he liveth he hath cast away his bowels.