Proverbs 28
1 The wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth: but the just, bold as a lion, shall be without dread.
Omumɔyɛfo guan bere a obiara ntaa no, nanso atreneefo koko yɛ duru sɛ gyata.
2 For the sins of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the prince shall be prolonged.
Atuatewman nya sodifo pii, nanso onipa a ɔwɔ nhumu ne nimdeɛ ma mmara yɛ adwuma.
3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor, is like a violent shower, which bringeth a famine.
Sodifo a ɔhyɛ ahiafo so no te sɛ osu mu ahum a ennyaw nnɔbae bi wɔ akyi.
4 They that forsake the law, praise the wicked man: they that keep it, are incensed against him.
Wɔn a wɔpo mmara no kamfo amumɔyɛfo, na wɔn a wodi mmara so no siw wɔn kwan.
5 Evil men think not on judgment: but they that seek after the Lord, take notice of all things.
Abɔnefo nte atɛntrenee ase, nanso wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ Awurade no, te ase yiye.
6 Better is the poor man walking in his simplicity, than the rich in crooked ways.
Ohiani a ne nantew ho nni asɛm ye sen ɔdefo a nʼakwan yɛ kɔntɔnkye.
7 He that keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that feedeth gluttons, shameth his father.
Nea odi mmara so yɛ ɔba a ɔwɔ nhumu, nanso nea ɔne adidibradafo bɔ no gu nʼagya anim ase.
8 He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor.
Nea ogye mfɛntom mmoroso de nya ne ho no, ɔboaboa ano ma nea ɔbɛyɛ ahiafo adɔe.
9 He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be as abomination.
Sɛ obi nni mmara so a, ne mpaebɔ mpo yɛ akyiwade.
10 He that deceiveth the just in a wicked way, shall fall in his own destruction: and the upright shall possess his goods.
Nea odi atreneefo anim de wɔn fa ɔkwan bɔne so no bɛhwe ɔno ankasa afiri mu, nanso wɔn a wɔn ho nni asɛm no benya agyapade a eye.
11 The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out.
Ɔdefo tumi yɛ onyansafo wɔ nʼankasa ani so, nanso ohiani a ɔwɔ nhumu no hu sɛnea ɔte.
12 In the joy of the just there is great glory: when the wicked reign, men are ruined.
Sɛ atreneefo di nkonim a, nnipa di ahurusi pii; nanso sɛ amumɔyɛfo nya tumi a nnipa kohintaw.
13 He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy.
Onipa a ɔkata ne bɔne so no nnya nkɔso, na nea ɔka ne bɔne na ogyae yɛ no nya ahummɔbɔ.
14 Blessed is the man that is always fearful: but he that is hardened in mind, shall fall into evil.
Nhyira nka nea osuro Awurade bere nyinaa, nanso nea opirim ne koma no tɔ amane mu.
15 As a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, so is a wicked prince over the poor people.
Omumɔyɛfo a odi nnipa a wonni mmoa so no te sɛ gyata a ɔbobɔ mu anaa sisi a nʼani abere.
16 A prince void of prudence shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days.
Ɔsodifo tirimɔdenfo nni adwene, na nea okyi mfaso a wɔnam ɔkwan bɔne so nya no benya nkwa tenten.
17 A man that doth violence to the blood of a person, if he flee even to the pit, no man will stay him.
Nea awudi ma ne tiboa bu no fɔ no bɛyɛ ɔkobɔfo akosi ne wu da; wɔmma obiara nsiw no kwan.
18 He that walketh uprightly, shall be saved: he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
Nea ne nantew ho nni asɛm no, wogye no fi ɔhaw mu, nanso nea nʼakwan yɛ kɔntɔnkye no bɛhwe ase mpofirim.
19 He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness shall be filled with poverty.
Nea ɔyɛ nʼasase so adwuma no benya aduan pii, nanso wɔn a wodi nnaadaasɛm akyi no benya wɔn so ne wɔn hia.
20 A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.
Wobehyira onipa nokwafo pii, na nea ɔpere pɛ ahonyade no remfa ne ho nni.
21 He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.
Nhwɛanim nye, nanso aduan kakraa bi nti nnipa bɛyɛ bɔne.
22 A man, that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.
Nea ɔyɛ pɛpɛe pere sɛ ɔbɛyɛ ɔdefo na onnim sɛ ohia retwɛn no.
23 He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him.
Nea ɔka obi anim no bɛsɔ nnipa ani akyiri no asen nea ɔwɔ tɛkrɛmadɛ.
24 He that stealeth any thing from his father, or from his mother: and saith, This is no sin, is the partner of a murderer.
Nea ɔbɔ nʼagya anaa ne na korɔn na ɔka se, “Ɛnyɛ bɔne no,” ɔne ɔsɛefo na ɛbɔ.
25 He that boasteth, and puffeth up himself, stirreth up quarrels: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be healed.
Odifudepɛfo de mpaapaemu ba na nea ɔde ne ho to Awurade so no benya nkɔso.
26 He that trusteth in his own heart, is a fool: but he that walketh wisely, he shall be saved.
Nea ogye ne ho di no yɛ ɔkwasea, na nea ɔnantew nyansa mu no wobegye no.
27 He that giveth to the poor, shall not want: he that despiseth his entreaty, shall suffer indigence.
Nea ɔma ahiafo no, hwee renhia no, nanso nea obu nʼani gu wɔn so no nya nnome pii.
28 When the wicked rise up, men shall hide themselves: when they perish, the lust shall be multiplied.
Sɛ amumɔyɛfo nya tumi a, nnipa kohintaw; na sɛ amumɔyɛfo ase tɔre a, atreneefo ase dɔ.
