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.
L’empio fugge senza che alcuno lo perseguiti, ma il giusto se ne sta sicuro come un leone.
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.
Per i suoi misfatti i capi d’un paese son numerosi, ma, con un uomo intelligente e pratico delle cose, l’ordine dura.
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].
Un povero che opprime i miseri è come una pioggia che devasta e non dà pane.
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.
Quelli che abbandonano la legge, lodano gli empi; ma quelli che l’osservano, fan loro la guerra.
5 Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
Gli uomini dati al male non comprendono ciò ch’è giusto, ma quelli che cercano l’Eterno comprendono ogni cosa.
6 It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
Meglio il povero che cammina nella sua integrità, del perverso che cammina nella doppiezza, ed è ricco.
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.
Chi osserva la legge è un figliuolo intelligente, ma il compagno dei ghiottoni fa vergogna a suo padre.
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.
Chi accresce i suoi beni con gl’interessi e l’usura, li aduna per colui che ha pietà dei poveri.
9 If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
Se uno volge altrove gli orecchi per non udire la legge, la sua stessa preghiera è un abominio.
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).
Chi induce i giusti a battere una mala via cadrà egli stesso nella fossa che ha scavata; ma gli uomini integri erediteranno il bene.
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.
Il ricco si reputa savio, ma il povero ch’è intelligente, lo scruta.
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].
Quando i giusti trionfano, la gloria è grande; ma, quando gli empi s’innalzano, la gente si nasconde.
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.
Chi copre le sue trasgressioni non prospererà, ma chi le confessa e le abbandona otterrà misericordia.
14 [God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
Beato l’uomo ch’è sempre timoroso! ma chi indura il suo cuore cadrà nella sfortuna.
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].
Un empio che domina un popolo povero, è un leone ruggente, un orso affamato.
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.
Il principe senza prudenza fa molte estorsioni, ma chi odia il lucro disonesto prolunga i suoi giorni.
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.
L’uomo su cui pesa un omicidio, fuggirà fino alla fossa; nessuno lo fermi!
18 Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
Chi cammina integramente sarà salvato, ma il perverso che batte doppie vie, cadrà a un tratto.
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.
Chi lavora la sua terra avrà abbondanza di pane; ma chi va dietro ai fannulloni avrà abbondanza di miseria.
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.
L’uomo fedele sarà colmato di benedizioni, ma chi ha fretta d’arricchire non rimarrà impunito.
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].
Aver de’ riguardi personali non è bene; per un pezzo di pane l’uomo talvolta diventa trasgressore.
22 Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
L’uomo invidioso ha fretta d’arricchire, e non sa che gli piomberà addosso la miseria.
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).
Chi riprende qualcuno gli sarà alla fine più accetto di chi lo lusinga con le sue parole.
24 Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
Chi ruba a suo padre e a sua madre e dice: “Non è un delitto!”, è compagno del dissipatore.
25 Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
Chi ha l’animo avido fa nascere contese, ma chi confida nell’Eterno sarà saziato.
26 Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
Chi confida nel proprio cuore è uno stolto, ma chi cammina saviamente scamperà.
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.
Chi dona al povero non sarà mai nel bisogno, ma colui che chiude gli occhi, sarà coperto di maledizioni.
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.
Quando gli empi s’innalzano, la gente si nasconde; ma quando periscono, si moltiplicano i giusti.
