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Proverbs 28:3-9 New Century Version (NCV)

3. Rulers who mistreat the poorare like a hard rain that destroys the crops.

4. Those who disobey what they have been taught praise the wicked,but those who obey what they have been taught are against them.

5. Evil people do not understand justice,but those who follow the Lord understand it completely.

6. It is better to be poor and innocentthan to be rich and wicked.

7. Children who obey what they have been taught are wise,but friends of troublemakers disgrace their parents.

8. Some people get rich by overcharging others,but their wealth will be given to those who are kind to the poor.

9. If you refuse to obey what you have been taught,your prayers will not be heard.

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