Proverbs 28

1 Wicked [people] run away [even] when no one is pursuing them, but righteous/good [people are not afraid]; they are as brave as lions.

Οι ασεβείς φεύγουσιν ουδενός διώκοντος· οι δε δίκαιοι έχουσι θάρρος ως λέων.

2 When [the people of] a nation sin, they will have one ruler after another; but when their leaders are wise and have good sense, their government will last for a long time.

Διά τα αμαρτήματα του τόπου πολλοί είναι οι άρχοντες αυτού· δι' ανθρώπου όμως συνετού και νοήμονος το πολίτευμα αυτού θέλει διαρκεί.

3 A poor person who oppresses [other] poor [people] is [like] [MET] a very heavy/hard rain that [destroys the crops], with the result that there is no food [for people to eat].

Πτωχός άνθρωπος και δυναστεύων πτωχούς είναι ως βροχή κατακλύζουσα, ήτις δεν δίδει άρτον.

4 Those who reject/disobey [God’s] laws always speak well of wicked [people]; but those who obey [God’s] laws [always] oppose what wicked people do.

Όσοι εγκαταλείπουσι τον νόμον, εγκωμιάζουσι τους ασεβείς· αλλ' οι φυλάττοντες τον νόμον αντιμάχονται εις αυτούς.

5 Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.

Οι κακοί άνθρωποι δεν θέλουσι νοήσει κρίσιν· αλλ' οι ζητούντες τον Κύριον θέλουσι νοήσει τα πάντα.

6 It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.

Καλήτερος ο πτωχός ο περιπατών εν τη ακεραιότητι αυτού, παρά τον διεστραμμένον τας οδούς αυτού, και αν ήναι πλούσιος.

7 Young people who obey the laws are wise [IDM]; parents whose children associate with those who (carouse/go to wild parties) are humiliated/disgraced because of what their children do.

Ο φυλάττων τον νόμον είναι υιός συνετός· ο δε φίλος των ασώτων καταισχύνει τον πατέρα αυτού.

8 When people become very rich by charging very high interest [DOU], their money will [eventually] go to someone who does kind things for the poor.

Ο αυξάνων την περιουσίαν αυτού διά τόκου και πλεονεξίας συνάγει αυτήν διά τον ελεούντα τους πτωχούς.

9 If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).

Του εκκλίνοντος το ωτίον αυτού από του να ακούη τον νόμον, και αυτή η προσευχή αυτού θέλει είσθαι βδέλυγμα.

10 Those who cause honest/good [people] to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who (are innocent/have not done what is wrong).

Ο αποπλανών τους ευθείς εις οδόν κακήν αυτός θέλει πέσει εις τον ίδιον αυτού λάκκον· αλλ' οι άμεμπτοι θέλουσι κληρονομήσει αγαθά.

11 [Many] rich people think that they are wise, but poor people who have good sense will find out whether rich people really are wise or not.

Ο πλούσιος άνθρωπος νομίζει εαυτόν σοφόν· αλλ' ο συνετός πτωχός εξελέγχει αυτόν.

12 When righteous/good [people] (succeed/win [elections]), everyone (celebrates/is happy); but when wicked [people win], everyone hides [because they are afraid of what the wicked people will do].

Όταν οι δίκαιοι θριαμβεύωσι, μεγάλη είναι η δόξα· αλλ' όταν οι ασεβείς υψόνωνται, οι άνθρωποι κρύπτονται.

13 Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper, but [God] acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.

Ο κρύπτων τας αμαρτίας αυτού δεν θέλει ευοδωθή· ο δε εξομολογούμενος και παραιτών αυτάς θέλει ελεηθή.

14 [God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.

Μακάριος ο άνθρωπος ο φοβούμενος πάντοτε· όστις όμως σκληρύνει την καρδίαν αυτού, θέλει πέσει εις συμφοράν.

15 Wicked people who [mistreat] poor people whom they rule are [as dangerous to them as] [SIM] a lion roaring [at them] or a bear springing up [to attack them].

Λέων βρυχώμενος και άρκτος πεινώσα είναι διοικητής ασεβής επί λαόν πενιχρόν.

16 Rulers who do not have good sense cruelly oppress [the people they rule], but rulers who do not want to become rich by cheating/deceiving [people] will live (OR, rule) for a long time.

Ο ηγεμών ο στερούμενος συνέσεως πληθύνει τας καταδυναστείας· ο δε μισών την αρπαγήν θέλει μακρύνει τας ημέρας αυτού.

17 Those who are guilty of murdering [MTY] another person will (be fugitives/keep running away) until they die; do not help them to escape.

Ο άνθρωπος ο ένοχος αίματος ανθρώπου θέλει σπεύσει εις τον λάκκον· ουδείς θέλει κρατήσει αυτόν.

18 Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.

Ο περιπατών εν ακεραιότητι θέλει σωθή· ο δε διεστραμμένος εν ταις οδοίς αυτού θέλει πέσει διά μιας.

19 Farmers who work [hard] in their fields will [produce good crops and always] have plenty of food [to eat], but those who spend all their time (on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone) will become very poor.

Ο εργαζόμενος την γην αυτού θέλει χορτασθή άρτον· ο δε ακολουθών τους ματαιόφρονας θέλει εμπλησθή πτωχείας.

20 [God] will greatly bless those who (are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do), but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.

Ο πιστός άνθρωπος θέλει έχει πολλήν ευλογίαν· αλλ' όστις σπεύδει να πλουτήση, δεν θέλει μείνει ατιμώρητος.

21 It is not good [for judges] to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but [some] people will do what is wrong [even] if they receive [only] a very small bribe [HYP] [for doing it].

Να ήναι τις προσωπολήπτης, δεν είναι καλόν· διότι ο τοιούτος άνθρωπος δι' εν κομμάτιον άρτου θέλει ανομήσει.

22 Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.

Ο έχων πονηρόν οφθαλμόν σπεύδει να πλουτήση, και δεν καταλαμβάνει ότι η ένδεια θέλει ελθεί επ' αυτόν.

23 Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who [say nice things to others merely] to (flatter them/cause them to feel good).

Ο ελέγχων άνθρωπον ύστερον θέλει ευρεί περισσοτέραν χάριν, παρά τον κολακεύοντα διά της γλώσσης.

24 Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.

Ο κλέπτων τον πατέρα αυτού ή την μητέρα αυτού, και λέγων, Τούτο δεν είναι αμαρτία, αυτός είναι σύντροφος του ληστού.

25 Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].

Ο αλαζών την καρδίαν διεγείρει έριδας· ο δε θαρρών επί Κύριον θέλει παχυνθή.

26 Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).

Ο θαρρών επί την ιδίαν αυτού καρδίαν είναι άφρων· αλλ' ο περιπατών εν σοφία, ούτος θέλει σωθή.

27 Those who give things to poor [people] will not become poor, but many [people] will curse those who refuse to help [IDM] poor people.

Όστις δίδει εις τους πτωχούς, δεν θέλει ελθεί εις ένδειαν· αλλ' όστις αποστρέφει τους οφθαλμούς αυτού, θέλει έχει πολλάς κατάρας.

28 When wicked [people] become rulers, people hide [because they are afraid of what those wicked people will do]; but when wicked people are no longer rulers, good/righteous [people will] become the rulers.

Όταν οι ασεβείς υψόνωνται, οι άνθρωποι κρύπτονται· αλλ' εν τη απωλεία εκείνων οι δίκαιοι πληθύνονται.