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 terrae multi principes eius et propter hominis sapientiam et horum scientiam quae 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 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 requirunt 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 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 pascit comesatores 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 fenore liberali in pauperes congregat eas
9 God hates the prayers of people who disregard the law.
qui declinat aurem suam 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
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 regnantibus impiis ruinae 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 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 durae 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 animae sanguinem si usque ad lacum fugerit nemo sustentet
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 ingreditur 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 saturabitur panibus qui 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 facit bene 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 superveniat ei
23 Honest criticism is appreciated later far more than flattery.
qui corripit hominem gratiam postea inveniet apud eum magis quam ille qui per linguae 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 matre et dicit hoc non est peccatum particeps homicidae 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 sperat in Domino saginabitur
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 iste 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
