Proverbs 27:23-27, Proverbs 28:1-6 NIV

Proverbs 27:23-27

Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,

give careful attention to your herds;

for riches do not endure forever,

and a crown is not secure for all generations.

When the hay is removed and new growth appears

and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

the lambs will provide you with clothing,

and the goats with the price of a field.

You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family

and to nourish your female servants.

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Proverbs 28:1-6

The wicked flee though no one pursues,

but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,

but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

A ruler28:3 Or A poor person who oppresses the poor

is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,

but those who heed it resist them.

Evildoers do not understand what is right,

but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

Better the poor whose walk is blameless

than the rich whose ways are perverse.

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