Proverbs 28
1 The wicked run away even when no one is chasing them, but the good have the trusting boldness of lions.
Fugit impius, nemine persequente: iustus autem quasi leo confidens, absque terrore erit.
2 When a country is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but a ruler who is wise and knowledgeable provides strength and continuity.
Propter peccata terræ multi principes eius: et propter hominis sapientiam, et horum scientiam quæ dicuntur, vita ducis longior erit.
3 When someone poor oppresses the poor, it's like heavy rain that beats down the crops.
Vir pauper calumnians pauperes, similis est imbri vehementi, in quo paratur fames.
4 People who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law fight against them.
Qui derelinquunt legem, laudant impium: qui custodiunt, succenduntur contra eum.
5 Evil people understand nothing about justice, but those who follow the Lord understand it completely.
Viri mali non cogitant iudicium: qui autem inquirunt Dominum, animadvertunt omnia.
6 Better to be poor and have integrity than to be devious and rich.
Melior est pauper ambulans in simplicitate sua, quam dives in pravis itineribus.
7 If you keep the law, you're a wise son, but if you keep bad company you shame your father.
Qui custodit legem, filius sapiens est: qui autem comessatores pascit, confundit patrem suum.
8 Anyone who gets rich through charging interest and profiteering is only storing it up for someone who is kind to the poor.
Qui coacervat divitias usuris et fœnore, liberali in pauperes congregat eas.
9 God hates the prayers of people who disregard the law.
Qui declinat aures suas ne audiat legem, oratio eius erit execrabilis.
10 Those who lead good people astray into evil ways will fall into their own traps, but the innocent will receive a good reward.
Qui decipit iustos in via mala, in interitu suo corruet: et simplices possidebunt bona eius.
11 The rich see themselves as wise, but poor people with insight see right through them.
Sapiens sibi videtur vir dives: pauper autem prudens scrutabitur eum.
12 When good people win, everyone celebrates, but when the wicked come to power, people hide.
In exultatione iustorum multa gloria est: regnantibus impiis ruinæ hominum.
13 People who hide their sins won't succeed, but those who confess and renounce their sins will be shown kindness.
Qui abscondit scelera sua, non dirigetur: qui autem confessus fuerit, et reliquerit ea, misericordiam consequetur.
14 Blessed are those who always respect the Lord, but those who are stubborn end up in a lot of trouble.
Beatus homo, qui semper est pavidus: qui vero mentis est duræ, corruet in malum.
15 A wicked ruler lording it over poor people is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.
Leo rugiens, et ursus esuriens, princeps impius super populum pauperem.
16 An unwise ruler thoroughly extorts his people, but one who refuses to profit illegally will live long.
Dux indigens prudentia, multos opprimet per calumniam: qui autem odit avaritiam, longi fient dies eius.
17 Someone guilty of murder will go on running away from it until they die. Don't try and stop them.
Hominem, qui calumniatur animæ sanguinem, si usque ad lacum fugerit, nemo sustinet.
18 If you have integrity, you'll be kept safe, but if you live deviously, you'll fall.
Qui ambulat simpliciter, salvus erit: qui perversis graditur viis, concidet semel.
19 If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase fantasies you'll end up with nothing.
Qui operatur terram suam, satiabitur panibus: qui autem sectatur otium, replebitur egestate.
20 If you're trustworthy, you'll be richly rewarded; but if you try to get rich quick, you won't go unpunished.
Vir fidelis multum laudabitur: qui autem festinat ditari, non erit innocens.
21 Showing favoritism isn't good, but some people will do wrong just for a piece of bread.
Qui cognoscit in iudicio faciem, non benefacit: iste et pro buccella panis deserit veritatem.
22 Envious people are in a rush to get rich; they don't realize they'll end up poor.
Vir, qui festinat ditari, et aliis invidet, ignorat quod egestas superveniet ei.
23 Honest criticism is appreciated later far more than flattery.
Qui corripit hominem, gratiam postea inveniet apud eum magis quam ille, qui per linguæ blandimenta decipit.
24 A man who robs his father and mother, and says, “It's not a crime,” is one step away from becoming a murderer.
Qui subtrahit aliquid a patre suo, et a matre: et dicit hoc non esse peccatum, particeps homicidæ est.
25 Greedy people stir up trouble, but those who trust in the Lord will be successful.
Qui se iactat, et dilatat, iurgia concitat: qui vero sperat in Domino, sanabitur.
26 People who trust their own minds are foolish, but those who follow wise ways will be kept safe.
Qui confidit in corde suo, stultus est: qui autem graditur sapienter, ipse salvabitur.
27 If you give to the poor, you won't be in need; but if you look the other way, you'll have many curses.
Qui dat pauperi, non indigebit: qui despicit deprecantem, sustinebit penuriam.
28 When the wicked come to power, people hide; but when they fall, the good do well.
Cum surrexerint impii, abscondentur homines: cum illi perierint, multiplicabuntur iusti.
