Proverbs 28:2, 4, 12, 15-16, 28

When a country is lawless, it has one ruler after another; but when it is led by a leader with understanding and knowledge, it continues strong.

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

When good people triumph, there is great happiness, but when the wicked get control, everybody hides.

A wicked ruler is as dangerous to poor people as a roaring lion or a charging bear. A ruler without wisdom will be cruel, but the one who refuses to take dishonest money will rule a long time.

When the wicked get control, everybody hides, but when they die, good people do well.