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.
Huye el impío sin que nadie le persiga; el justo, como león, se siente seguro.
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.
Por sus pecados un país tiene muchos gobernantes, pero uno, sabio y prudente, hace el orden estable.
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].
El pobre que oprime a los pobres, es como una lluvia que arrastra todo y trae carestía.
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.
Los que abandonan la Ley, alaban al malvado; los que la guardan, contra él se indignan.
5 Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
Los malos no entienden lo que es justo; pero quien busca a Yahvé lo entiende todo.
6 It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
Más vale un pobre que vive rectamente, que un acaudalado de perversas costumbres.
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.
El que observa la Ley es hijo prudente: mas quien es compañero de comilones deshonra a su 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.
Quien con logro y usura aumenta sus riquezas, las acumula para el que tiene compasión de los pobres.
9 If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
El que aparta su oído para no oír la Ley, su misma oración es objeto de maldición.
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).
Quien extravía a buenos llevándolos por malas sendas caerá él mismo en su propia fosa, y los buenos heredarán sus bienes.
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.
El rico se tiene por sabio; pero un pobre inteligente le quita la máscara.
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].
Cuando triunfan los justos hay gran gloria, pero cuando se encumbran los malos, se esconden todos.
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.
El que encubre sus pecados no prosperará, mas el que los confiesa y abandona, conseguirá perdón.
14 [God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
Bienaventurado el hombre que anda siempre temeroso; los de duro corazón caen en el mal.
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].
León rugiente y oso hambriento, tal es un príncipe malo, que reina sobre un pueblo pobre.
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.
El príncipe falto de prudencia será un gran opresor; pero el que odia la codicia, vivirá muchos años.
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.
El hombre reo de sangre humana, corre al sepulcro; ¡no se lo detenga!
18 Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
Quien anda en integridad será salvo, mas el que anda por caminos perversos al fin caerá.
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.
Quien labra su tierra, tendrá pan en abundancia, quien se junta con los ociosos se saciará de pobreza.
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.
El hombre probo será colmado de bendiciones; mas el que se afana por atesorar no quedará impune.
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].
No es bueno hacer acepción de personas; hay hombres que hacen un crimen por un bocado de pan.
22 Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
El envidioso va apurado tras las riquezas; no advierte que le sobrevendrá la pobreza.
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).
Quien a otro corrige, halla después mayor gracia que aquel que lisonjea con la lengua.
24 Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
El que roba algo a su padre y a su madre, y dice: “No es pecado”, es compañero del criminal.
25 Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
El hombre codicioso suscita querellas, mas el que espera en Yahvé prosperará.
26 Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
El que confía en sí mismo, es un insensato; quien procede con sabiduría, ese será salvo.
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.
El que da al pobre, no padecerá penuria; quien aparta de él los ojos será colmado de maldiciones.
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.
Cuando se levantan los malvados, se esconden los hombres; mas cuando perecen, crece el número de los justos.
