< Proverbs 28 >
1 to flee and nothing to pursue wicked and righteous like/as lion to trust
The wicked flee when no one pursueth; But the righteous is as bold 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
Through the transgression of a land many are its rulers; But through men of prudence and understanding the prince shall live long.
3 great man be poor and to oppress poor rain to prostatrate and nothing food
A poor man who oppresseth the needy Is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4 to leave: forsake instruction to boast: praise wicked and to keep: obey instruction to stir up in/on/with them
They who forsake the law praise the wicked; But they who keep the law contend with them.
5 human bad: evil not to understand justice and to seek LORD to understand all
Wicked men understand not equity; But they who 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 a poor man who walketh in uprightness, Than he who 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
He that keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is the companion of prodigals bringeth shame 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 substance by usurious gain Gathereth it for him who will pity the poor.
9 to turn aside: depart ear his from to hear: hear instruction also prayer his abomination
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer shall be 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
He that causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way Shall himself fall into his own pit; But the upright shall have good things in possession.
11 wise in/on/with eye his man rich and poor to understand to search him
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor man, who hath understanding, will 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 rejoice, there is great glorying; But, when the wicked are exalted, men hide themselves.
13 to cover transgression his not to prosper and to give thanks and to leave: forsake to have compassion
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper; But he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
14 blessed man to dread continually and to harden heart his to fall: fall in/on/with distress: harm
Happy the man who feareth always! But he who hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
15 lion to groan and bear to rush to rule wicked upon people poor
As a roaring lion and a hungry bear, So is a wicked ruler over a needy people.
16 leader lacking understanding and many oppression (to hate *Q(K)*) unjust-gain to prolong day
The prince who is weak in understanding is great in oppression; But he who hateth unjust gain shall 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 who is burdened with life-blood—Let him flee to the pit! let no man stay him!
18 to go: walk unblemished: blameless to save and to twist way: conduct to fall: fall in/on/with one
He who walketh uprightly shall be safe; But he who is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
19 to serve: labour land: soil his to satisfy food: bread and to pursue worthless to satisfy poverty
He who tilleth his land shall have bread enough; And he that followeth after worthless persons shall have poverty enough.
20 man faithfulness many blessing and to hasten to/for to enrich not to clear
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall 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; Since for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
22 to dismay to/for substance man bad: evil eye: appearance and not to know for poverty to come (in): come him
He who hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, And considereth not that poverty will come upon him.
23 to rebuke man backwards me favor to find from to smooth tongue
He who rebuketh a man shall afterwards find favor More than he who flattereth with his tongue.
24 to plunder father his and mother his and to say nothing transgression companion he/she/it to/for man to ruin
Whoso stealeth from his father or his mother, And saith, “It is no transgression,” The same is the companion of a robber.
25 broad: arrogant soul: person to stir up strife and to trust upon LORD to prosper
He who is of a proud heart stirreth up strife; But he that trusteth in the LORD shall be rich.
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 who trusteth in his own understanding is a fool; But he who walketh wisely shall be delivered.
27 to give: give to/for be poor nothing need and to conceal eye his many curse
He who giveth to the poor shall not want; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
28 in/on/with to arise: rise wicked to hide man and in/on/with to perish they to multiply righteous
When the wicked are exalted, men hide themselves; But, when they perish, the righteous increase.