< Proverbs 28 >
1 to flee and nothing to pursue wicked and righteous like/as lion to trust
Every wicked fleeth when no man pursueth; but the righteous are like the confident young lion.
2 in/on/with transgression land: country/planet many ruler her and in/on/with man to understand to know right to prolong
When there is transgression in a land, it hath many for its princes; but under a man of understanding and knowledge [its] prosperity will long continue.
3 great man be poor and to oppress poor rain to prostatrate and nothing food
A poor man that oppresseth the indigent is like a sweeping rain which bringeth no bread.
4 to leave: forsake instruction to boast: praise wicked and to keep: obey instruction to stir up in/on/with them
They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as observe the law contend with them.
5 human bad: evil not to understand justice and to seek LORD to understand all
Bad men understand not justice; but they that seek the Lord understand all things.
6 pleasant be poor to go: walk in/on/with integrity his from twisted way: conduct and he/she/it rich
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
7 to watch instruction son: child to understand and to accompany be vile be humiliated father his
Whoso keepeth the law is an intelligent son; but he that is a companion of gluttons bringeth dishonor on 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 increaseth his wealth by interest and usury will gather it for him that will be kind to the poor.
9 to turn aside: depart ear his from to hear: hear instruction also prayer his abomination
When one turneth away his ear so as not to listen to the law, even his prayer becometh an abomination.
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
Whoso causeth the upright to go astray on an evil way, will surely fall into his own ditch; but the men of integrity will inherit what is good.
11 wise in/on/with eye his man rich and poor to understand to search him
The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the indigent that hath understanding can search him through.
12 in/on/with to rejoice righteous many beauty and in/on/with to arise: rise wicked to search man
When the righteous exult, there is great splendor; but when the wicked rise up, a man hath to be sought for.
13 to cover transgression his not to prosper and to give thanks and to leave: forsake to have compassion
He that concealeth his transgressions will not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them will obtain mercy.
14 blessed man to dread continually and to harden heart his to fall: fall in/on/with distress: harm
Happy is the man that always dreadeth [to do evil]; but he that hardeneth his heart will fall into unhappiness.
15 lion to groan and bear to rush to rule wicked upon people poor
As a roaring lion, and a greedy bear, so is a wicked ruler over an indigent people.
16 leader lacking understanding and many oppression (to hate *Q(K)*) unjust-gain to prolong day
The prince that is void of understanding is also a great oppressor; [but] he that hateth unjust gain will prolong his days.
17 man to oppress in/on/with blood soul: person till pit to flee not to grasp in/on/with him
A man oppressed by the load of having shed human blood will flee even to the pit: let no man hold him.
18 to go: walk unblemished: blameless to save and to twist way: conduct to fall: fall in/on/with one
Whoso walketh in integrity will be saved; but he that walketh perversely on two paths, will fall on one.
19 to serve: labour land: soil his to satisfy food: bread and to pursue worthless to satisfy poverty
He that tilleth his ground will have plenty of bread; but he that runneth after idle persons will have enough of poverty.
20 man faithfulness many blessing and to hasten to/for to enrich not to clear
A faithful man will abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 to recognize face: kindness not pleasant and upon morsel food: bread to transgress great man
To have respect to persons is not good; because even for a piece of bread will a man transgress.
22 to dismay to/for substance man bad: evil eye: appearance and not to know for poverty to come (in): come him
He that is eager for wealth is a man of an evil eye, and he knoweth not that want will come upon him.
23 to rebuke man backwards me favor to find from to smooth tongue
He that reproveth a man after [my example] will obtain more grace than he that flattereth 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
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, it is no transgression, —the same is a companion of a destroyer.
25 broad: arrogant soul: person to stir up strife and to trust upon LORD to prosper
He that hath an insatiable desire stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord will be abundantly gratified.
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 trusteth in his own sense is a fool; but whoso walketh in wisdom, will ever escape.
27 to give: give to/for be poor nothing need and to conceal eye his many curse
He that giveth unto the poor will not have any want; but he that hideth his eyes will have an abundance of curses.
28 in/on/with to arise: rise wicked to hide man and in/on/with to perish they to multiply righteous
When the wicked rise, men conceal themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.