Proverbs 28
1 The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.
Jaricho ringo kaonge ngʼama lawe, to joma kare jochir ka sibuor.
2 By the transgression of a land many [are] its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right — it is prolonged.
Ka piny toke tek, to en gi jotelo mangʼeny, to ngʼat mawinjo wach kendo man-gi ngʼeyo rito chik.
3 A man — poor and oppressing the weak, [Is] a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.
Jatelo mahinyo jochan chalo kaka kodh oula maywero cham oko.
4 Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.
Jogo ma ok rit chik pako ngʼat marach, to jogo marito chik dagi jogo maricho.
5 Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.
Jomaricho ok ongʼeyo adiera, to jogo madwaro Jehova Nyasaye ongʼeyo adiera chutho.
6 Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.
Ber ngʼat ma jachan ma wuodhe ok cha, moloyo ngʼat ma ja-mwandu ma yorene richo.
7 Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.
Ngʼat marito chik en wuowi mariek, to bedo osiep jawuoro kelo wichkuot ne wuon mare.
8 Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.
Ngʼat mamedo mwandu gi ohala ma malangʼ choko mwandu ne ngʼat machielo, mabiro bedo mangʼwon gi jochan.
9 Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer [is] an abomination.
Ka ngʼato odino ite ne chik, kata mana lemone bende richo.
10 Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.
Ngʼat matero ngʼat moriere tir e yo mar richo biro podho e obetone owuon, to ngʼat ma ok cha biro yudo pok maber.
11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.
Jamoko nyalo paro owuon ni oriek, to jachan man-gi paro matut neno gik manie chuny jamokono.
12 In the exulting of the righteous the glory [is] abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.
Ka ngʼat makare oloyo, nitie mor maduongʼ, to ka ngʼat marach omi teko mondo otel, ji ringo dhiyo kar pondo.
13 Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.
Ngʼat mapando richone ok dhi maber, to ngʼat ma hulo richone kendo oweyogi yudo ngʼwono.
14 O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.
En ngʼama ogwedhi ngʼat moluoro Jehova Nyasaye kinde duto, to ngʼatno ma chunye tek donjo e chandruok.
15 A growling lion, and a ranging bear, [Is] the wicked ruler over a poor people.
Kaka sibuor maruto kata ondiek madwaro kecho e kaka ngʼat marach motelone joma ok nyal.
16 A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.
Ruoth ma jasunga onge gi rieko, to ngʼatno mamon gi gik moyud e yo marach biro dak amingʼa.
17 A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.
Ngʼat moneko chunye chandore enobed gi kuyo nyaka otho; omiyo kik ngʼato konye.
18 Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.
Ngʼatno ma ja-adiera ibiro rito maonge hinyruok, to ngʼatno ma yorene richo biro podho apoya nono.
19 Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled [with] poverty.
Ngʼat matiyo e puothe biro bedo gi chiemo mogundho, to ngʼat mabayo abaya biro bedo jachan mochwere.
20 A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
Ngʼat ma ja-adiera ibiro gwedho mangʼeny, to ngʼat madwaro gi teko bedo ja-mwandu ok notony ma ok okume.
21 To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.
Dok ne ngʼato kayiem ka oketho ok ber, to ngʼato biro timo marach mana ni mondo oyud asoya matin.
22 Troubled for wealth [is] the man [with] an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.
Ngʼat ma iye lit dwaro ahinya ni mondo obed gi mwandu to ok ongʼeyo ni chan orite.
23 Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.
Ngʼatno makwero ngʼato gikone obiro yudo pwoch mangʼeny moloyo ngʼatno man-gi lep mawuondo.
24 Whoso is robbing his father, or his mother, And is saying, 'It is not transgression,' A companion he is to a destroyer.
Ngʼat mamayo wuon mare kata min, to owacho niya, “Timo kamano ok rach,” ochal gi ngʼat maketho gimoro.
25 Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.
Ngʼat ma jawuoro thoro kelo miero, to ngʼat mogeno kuom Jehova Nyasaye biro dhiyo maber.
26 Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.
Ngʼat moketo genone kuome owuon ofuwo, to ngʼatno mawuotho e rieko, oritore maonge hinyruok.
27 Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.
Ngʼat mamiyo jochan ok nochand gimoro, to ngʼat ma gengʼo wangʼe ne jochan noyud kwongʼ mangʼeny.
28 In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!
Ka jaricho oketi e teko mondo otel, ji dhiyo kar pondo; to ka jaricho otho joma kare dhiyo nyime.
