箴言 28
1 恶人虽无人追赶也逃跑； 义人却胆壮像狮子。
Wicked [people] run away [even] when no one is pursuing them, but righteous/good [people are not afraid]; they are as brave as lions.
2 邦国因有罪过，君王就多更换； 因有聪明知识的人，国必长存。
When [the people of] a nation sin, they will have one ruler after another; but when their leaders are wise and have good sense, their government will last for a long time.
3 穷人欺压贫民， 好像暴雨冲没粮食。
A poor person who oppresses [other] poor [people] is [like] [MET] a very heavy/hard rain that [destroys the crops], with the result that there is no food [for people to eat].
4 违弃律法的，夸奖恶人； 遵守律法的，却与恶人相争。
Those who reject/disobey [God’s] laws always speak well of wicked [people]; but those who obey [God’s] laws [always] oppose what wicked people do.
5 坏人不明白公义； 惟有寻求耶和华的，无不明白。
Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
6 行为纯正的穷乏人 胜过行事乖僻的富足人。
It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
7 谨守律法的，是智慧之子； 与贪食人作伴的，却羞辱其父。
Young people who obey the laws are wise [IDM]; parents whose children associate with those who (carouse/go to wild parties) are humiliated/disgraced because of what their children do.
8 人以厚利加增财物， 是给那怜悯穷人者积蓄的。
When people become very rich by charging very high interest [DOU], their money will [eventually] go to someone who does kind things for the poor.
9 转耳不听律法的， 他的祈祷也为可憎。
If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
10 诱惑正直人行恶道的，必掉在自己的坑里； 惟有完全人必承受福分。
Those who cause honest/good [people] to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who (are innocent/have not done what is wrong).
11 富足人自以为有智慧， 但聪明的贫穷人能将他查透。
[Many] rich people think that they are wise, but poor people who have good sense will find out whether rich people really are wise or not.
12 义人得志，有大荣耀； 恶人兴起，人就躲藏。
When righteous/good [people] (succeed/win [elections]), everyone (celebrates/is happy); but when wicked [people win], everyone hides [because they are afraid of what the wicked people will do].
13 遮掩自己罪过的，必不亨通； 承认离弃罪过的，必蒙怜恤。
Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper, but [God] acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.
14 常存敬畏的，便为有福； 心存刚硬的，必陷在祸患里。
[God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
15 暴虐的君王辖制贫民， 好像吼叫的狮子、觅食的熊。
Wicked people who [mistreat] poor people whom they rule are [as dangerous to them as] [SIM] a lion roaring [at them] or a bear springing up [to attack them].
16 无知的君多行暴虐； 以贪财为可恨的，必年长日久。
Rulers who do not have good sense cruelly oppress [the people they rule], but rulers who do not want to become rich by cheating/deceiving [people] will live (OR, rule) for a long time.
17 背负流人血之罪的，必往坑里奔跑， 谁也不可拦阻他。
Those who are guilty of murdering [MTY] another person will (be fugitives/keep running away) until they die; do not help them to escape.
18 行动正直的，必蒙拯救； 行事弯曲的，立时跌倒。
Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
19 耕种自己田地的，必得饱食； 追随虚浮的，足受穷乏。
Farmers who work [hard] in their fields will [produce good crops and always] have plenty of food [to eat], but those who spend all their time (on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone) will become very poor.
20 诚实人必多得福； 想要急速发财的，不免受罚。
[God] will greatly bless those who (are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do), but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.
21 看人的情面乃为不好； 人因一块饼枉法也为不好。
It is not good [for judges] to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but [some] people will do what is wrong [even] if they receive [only] a very small bribe [HYP] [for doing it].
22 人有恶眼想要急速发财， 却不知穷乏必临到他身。
Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
23 责备人的，后来蒙人喜悦， 多于那用舌头谄媚人的。
Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who [say nice things to others merely] to (flatter them/cause them to feel good).
24 偷窃父母的，说：这不是罪， 此人就是与强盗同类。
Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
25 心中贪婪的，挑起争端； 倚靠耶和华的，必得丰裕。
Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
26 心中自是的，便是愚昧人； 凭智慧行事的，必蒙拯救。
Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
27 周济贫穷的，不致缺乏； 佯为不见的，必多受咒诅。
Those who give things to poor [people] will not become poor, but many [people] will curse those who refuse to help [IDM] poor people.
28 恶人兴起，人就躲藏； 恶人败亡，义人增多。
When wicked [people] become rulers, people hide [because they are afraid of what those wicked people will do]; but when wicked people are no longer rulers, good/righteous [people will] become the rulers.
