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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
When a land rebels
    it has many rulers;
but with an intelligent ruler
    there is lasting order.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 28:2 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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