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 lo persiga, Pero como león está confiado el justo.
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 la rebelión de la tierra sus jefes son muchos, Pero por el hombre entendido y sabio permanece 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 hombre pobre que explota a los indigentes Es como lluvia torrencial que no deja pan.
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 impío. Los que la guardan contienden con ellos.
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 perversos no entienden la justicia, Pero el que busca a Yavé lo entiende todo.
6 It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
Mejor es el pobre que anda en su integridad, Que rico de caminos torcidos.
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 inteligente, El que se reúne con glotones avergüenza 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.
El que aumenta su fortuna con interés y usura Acumula para el que se compadece de los pobres.
9 If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
Al que aparta su oído para no oír la Ley, Aun su oración es una repugnancia.
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).
El que extravía al recto por el mal camino Caerá en su propia fosa, Pero los íntegros heredarán el bien.
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 hombre rico es sabio en su propia opinión, Pero el entendido pobre lo escudriña.
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 triunfa el justo hay gran esplendor, Cuando se yerguen los impíos, los hombres se esconden.
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, Pero el que los confiesa y se aparta alcanzará misericordia.
14 [God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
¡Inmensamente feliz es el hombre que teme siempre! Pero el que endurece su corazón caerá en la desgracia.
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, Es el gobernante impío 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 gobernante falto de entendimiento aumenta la extorsión, Pero el que aborrece la avaricia alargará sus días.
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 culpable de homicidio hacia la fosa huye. ¡Nadie lo detenga!
18 Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
El que anda en integridad será librado, Pero el que oscila entre dos caminos caerá de repente.
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.
El que labra su tierra se saciará de pan, Pero el que persigue vanidades se hartará 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 leal tendrá muchas bendiciones, Pero el que se apresura a enriquecerse 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].
Hacer acepción de personas no es bueno, Pero, ¡hasta por un bocado de pan puede transgredir un hombre!
22 Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
El hombre de mirada desleal se afana por enriquecer, Y no sabe que lo alcanzará 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).
El que reprende al hombre hallará mayor gracia Que el de boca lisonjera.
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 a padre o madre y dice que no es pecado, Es compañero del destructor.
25 Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
El arrogante suscita contiendas, Pero el que confía en Yavé 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 su propio corazón es un necio, Pero el que anda en sabiduría será librado.
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 tendrá necesidad, Pero el que aparta de él sus ojos tendrá muchas 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 perversos, los hombres se esconden, Pero cuando perecen, aumentan los justos.
