< Proverbs 28 >
1 to flee and nothing to pursue wicked and righteous like/as lion to trust
The ungodly [man] flees when no one pursues: but the righteous is confident as a lion.
2 in/on/with transgression land: country/planet many ruler her and in/on/with man to understand to know right to prolong
By reason of the sins of ungodly men quarrels arise; but a wise man will quell them.
3 great man be poor and to oppress poor rain to prostatrate and nothing food
A bold man oppresses the poor by ungodly deeds. As an impetuous and profitable rain,
4 to leave: forsake instruction to boast: praise wicked and to keep: obey instruction to stir up in/on/with them
so they that forsake the law praise ungodliness; but they that love the law fortify themselves with a wall.
5 human bad: evil not to understand justice and to seek LORD to understand all
Evil men will not understand judgment: but they that seek the Lord will understand everything.
6 pleasant be poor to go: walk in/on/with integrity his from twisted way: conduct and he/she/it rich
A poor man walking in truth is better than a rich liar.
7 to watch instruction son: child to understand and to accompany be vile be humiliated father his
A wise son keeps the law: but he that keeps up debauchery dishonours his father.
8 to multiply substance his in/on/with interest (and increment *Q(K)*) to/for be gracious poor to gather him
He that increases his wealth by usuries and [unjust] gains, gathers it for him that pities the poor.
9 to turn aside: depart ear his from to hear: hear instruction also prayer his abomination
He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even he has made his prayer abominable.
10 to wander upright in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil in/on/with pit his he/she/it to fall: fall and unblemished: blameless to inherit good
He that causes upright men to err in an evil way, himself shall fall into destruction: transgressor also shall pass by prosperity, but shall not enter into it.
11 wise in/on/with eye his man rich and poor to understand to search him
A rich man is wise in his own conceit; but an intelligent poor man will condemn him.
12 in/on/with to rejoice righteous many beauty and in/on/with to arise: rise wicked to search man
By reason of the help of righteous men great glory arises: but in the places of the ungodly men are caught.
13 to cover transgression his not to prosper and to give thanks and to leave: forsake to have compassion
He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper: but he that blames [himself] shall be loved.
14 blessed man to dread continually and to harden heart his to fall: fall in/on/with distress: harm
Blessed is the man who religiously fears always: but the hard of heart shall fall into mischiefs.
15 lion to groan and bear to rush to rule wicked upon people poor
A hungry lion and a thirsty wolf [is he], who, being poor, rules over a poor nation.
16 leader lacking understanding and many oppression (to hate *Q(K)*) unjust-gain to prolong day
A king in need of revenues is a great oppressor: but he that hates injustice shall live a long time.
17 man to oppress in/on/with blood soul: person till pit to flee not to grasp in/on/with him
He that becomes surety for a man charged with murder shall be an exile, and not in safety. Chasten thy son, and he shall love thee, and give honour to thy soul: he shall not obey a sinful nation.
18 to go: walk unblemished: blameless to save and to twist way: conduct to fall: fall in/on/with one
He that walks justly is assisted: but he that walks in crooked ways shall be entangled [therein].
19 to serve: labour land: soil his to satisfy food: bread and to pursue worthless to satisfy poverty
He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows idleness shall have plenty of poverty.
20 man faithfulness many blessing and to hasten to/for to enrich not to clear
A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished.
21 to recognize face: kindness not pleasant and upon morsel food: bread to transgress great man
He that reverences not the persons of the just is not good: such a one will sell a man for a morsel of bread.
22 to dismay to/for substance man bad: evil eye: appearance and not to know for poverty to come (in): come him
An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.
23 to rebuke man backwards me favor to find from to smooth tongue
He that reproves a man's ways shall have more favour than he that flatters with the tongue.
24 to plunder father his and mother his and to say nothing transgression companion he/she/it to/for man to ruin
He that casts off father or mother, and thinks he sins not; the same is partaker with an ungodly man.
25 broad: arrogant soul: person to stir up strife and to trust upon LORD to prosper
An unbelieving man judges rashly: but he that trusts in the Lord will act carefully.
26 to trust in/on/with heart his he/she/it fool and to go: walk in/on/with wisdom he/she/it to escape
He that trusts to a bold heart, such an one is a fool: but he that walks in wisdom shall be safe.
27 to give: give to/for be poor nothing need and to conceal eye his many curse
He that gives to the poor shall not be in want: but he that turns away his eye [from him] shall be in great distress.
28 in/on/with to arise: rise wicked to hide man and in/on/with to perish they to multiply righteous
In the places of ungodly [men] the righteous mourn: but in their destruction the righteous shall be multiplied.