Soakas 28
1 Mwet koluk uh kaing finne wangin mwet ukwalos, a sie mwet suwoswos el pulaik oana soko lion.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
2 Sie mutunfacl fah arulana ku ac oan paht mwet kol we uh fin mwet etauk ac lalmwetmet. A sie mutunfacl fin oru ma koluk, ac fah fusus ayaol lun mwet leum we.
For the transgression of a land many [are] its princes: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.
3 Sie mwet leum su akkeokye mwet sukasrup, ac oana af matol ma kunausla fokin ima uh.
A poor man that oppresseth the poor [is like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4 Kom fin pilesru ma sap, kom akkeye layen lun mwet koluk; a kom fin akos, na kom lain mwet koluk.
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
5 Mwet koluk tia etu lah mea suwohs ac nununku suwohs, a elos su suk ma lungse lun LEUM GOD elos kalem kac.
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all [things].
6 Wo in sukasrup ac suwohs, liki na in kasrup ac sesuwos.
Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [is] rich.
7 Sie mwet fusr su akos ma sap el lalmwetmet. El su asruoki nu sin mwet pukafukwel, el akmwekinye papa tumal.
He who keepeth the law [is] a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous [men] shameth his father.
8 Kom fin akkasrupye kom sifacna ke ma laesla yohk ma kom eisla sin mwet, na mwe kasrup lom an ac fah ma lun mwet su kulang nu sin mwet sukasrup.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
9 Kom fin tia akos ma sap uh, God El ac fah arulana srunga in lohng pre lom.
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.
10 Kom fin kiapwela sie mwet suwoswos in oru ma koluk, kom ac fah putatyang nu in mwe kwasrip lom sifacna. Mwet wangin mwata ac fah oasr ma lacna nu sel.
Whoever causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good [things] in possession.
11 Mwet kasrup uh sifacna nunku mu elos lalmwetmet, a sie mwet sukasrup su oasr etauk yoro el akilen lah elos tiana lalmwetmet.
The rich man [is] wise in his own conceit; but the poor man that hath understanding searcheth him out.
12 Ke pacl sie mwet wo el kol, na mwet nukewa elos engan, a ke mwet koluk uh kol, mwet uh ac wikelik.
When righteous [men] rejoice, [there is] great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
13 Kom fin okanla ma koluk lom, kom tia ku in kapkapak. Kom fin fahkak ma koluk lom ac forla liki, na God El ac fah pakoten nu sum.
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but he who confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.
14 Insewowo mwet se su sensenkakunul liki ma koluk. Kom fin likkeke, kom ac musalla.
Happy [is] the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
15 Sie mwet leum koluk el mwe sensen nu sin mwet sukasrup, oana soko lion ngutngut, ku soko bear ma forfor in sukok ma elan kang.
[As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] a wicked ruler over the poor people.
16 Sie leum su wangin etauk yoro fah arulana akupaye kemkatu lun mwet lal. A el su srunga eis ma laesla ke inkanek kutasrik ac fah leum paht.
The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor: [but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days.
17 Sie mwet su oasr mwata ke akmas el sifacna pikin lufin misa kial. Nimet srike in ikolol.
A man that doeth violence to the blood of [any] person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
18 Oru ma suwohs ac pwaye, ac kom ac fah muta in misla. Kom fin oru ma sesuwos, kom ac sa na ikori.
He who walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.
19 Sie mwet ima alken ac fah oasr sunun mwe mongo yorol, a sie mwet sisi pacl el ac sukasrup pacl nukewa.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.
20 Mwet su moul suwohs ac fah insewowo in moul lalos. Tusruktu kom fin sulaklak in suk mwe kasrup, kom ac fah sun kai.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
21 Tia wo in wiwimwet. Tusruktu kutu mwet nununku uh elos oru ma sesuwos tuh elos in eis molin eyeinse na srisrik.
To have respect of persons [is] not good: for, for a piece of bread [that] man will transgress.
22 Mwet srowohsr elos arulana sulaklak in kasrupi, oru elos tia akilen lah elos ac sa na sukasrupla.
He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
23 Sang kas in aksuwos nu sin sie mwet, ac tok el fah insewowo sum liki na ke kom aklukukyal.
He that rebuketh a man afterward shall find more favor than he that flattereth with the tongue.
24 Sie mwet su kiapu papa ac nina kial, ac pangon mu tia koluk, el oana mwet pisrapasr na pwaye.
He that robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, [It is] no transgression; the same [is] the companion of a destroyer.
25 Rapku pwanak lokoalok pacl nukewa. Ac wo nu sum kom in filiya lulalfongi lom in LEUM GOD.
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
26 Ma lalfon se kom fin lulalfongi nunak lom sifacna. Kom in fahsr tukun kas in luti lun mwet lalmwetmet na kom ac fah moul misla.
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoever walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
27 Sang kasru nu sin mwet sukasrup ac kom ac fah tiana kwacola. Kom fin kaliya motom liki mwet enenu, mwet puspis ac fah selngawi kom.
He that giveth to the poor shall not want: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
28 Ke pacl mwet koluk tuyak in kol, mwet uh ac wikelik. Na ke pacl elos tila kol, mwet suwoswos puspis ac sifil folokeni.
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
