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Ha run Yah ya (Ad nan Ok tar)

The plans of the right eous are just, but the
ad vice of the wick ed is de ceit ful.

(Proverbs, 12:5)

The lips of a king speak as an or a cle,
and his mouth should not be tray
jus tice... Kings de test wrong do ing,
for a throne is es tab lished
through right eous ness. Kings
take pleas ure in hon est lips; they
val ue a man who speaks the
truth. (Proverbs, 16:10-13)

A wick ed man ac cepts a bribe
in se cret to per vert the course of
jus tice. (Proverbs, 17:23)

To do what is right and just is
more ac cept a ble to the Lord
than sac ri fice. (Proverbs, 21:3)

The right eous one takes note of
the house of the wick ed and
brings the wick ed to ru in.
(Proverbs, 21:12)

By jus tice a king gives a coun try
sta bil i ty... If a king judg es the poor
with fair ness, his throne will al -
ways be se cure. (Proverbs, 29:4, 14)

Many seek an au di ence with a rul er, but it
is from the Lord that man gets jus tice. The

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