<p class="poetry">When the righteous become numerous,<n id="1" /> the people rejoice;p> <p class="poetry">when the wicked rule, the people groan.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">When there is no guidance<n id="1" /> a nation falls,p> <p class="poetry">but there is success<n id="2" /> in the abundance of counselors.p>

<p class="poetry">A king&#8217;s glory is<n id="1" /> the abundance of people,p> <p class="poetry">but the lack of subjects<n id="2" /> is the ruin<n id="3" /> of a ruler.p>

<p class="poetry">The one who says to the guilty,<n id="1" /> &#8220;You are innocent,&#8221;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce<n id="3" /> him.p>

<p class="poetry">When there is no prophetic vision<n id="1" /> the people cast off restraint,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the one who keeps the law,<n id="3" /> blessed is he!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">ants are creatures with little strength,p> <p class="poetry">but they prepare<n id="1" /> their food in the summer;p>

<p class="poetry">rock badgers<n id="1" /> are creatures with little power,p> <p class="poetry">but they make their homes in the crags;p>

<p class="poetry">Like<n id="1" /> a roaring lion or a roving bear,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.<n id="3" />p>