Proverbios 28
1 Los malvados huyen cuando nadie los persigue; pero los justos son audaces como un león.
Wicked [people] run away [even] when no one is pursuing them, but righteous/good [people are not afraid]; they are as brave as lions.
2 En la rebelión, una tierra tiene muchos gobernantes, pero el orden es mantenido por un hombre de entendimiento y conocimiento.
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.
3 Un necesitado que oprime a los pobres es como una lluvia torrencial que no deja cosechas.
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].
4 Los que abandonan la ley alaban a los malvados; pero los que guardan la ley se enfrentan a ellos.
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.
5 Los hombres malvados no entienden la justicia; pero los que buscan a Yahvé lo comprenden plenamente.
Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
6 Mejor es el pobre que camina en su integridad que el que es perverso en sus caminos, y es rico.
It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
7 El que guarda la ley es un hijo sabio; pero el que es compañero de los glotones avergüenza a su padre.
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.
8 El que aumenta su riqueza con intereses excesivos lo recoge para quien se apiada de los pobres.
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.
9 El que aparta su oído para no oír la ley, incluso su oración es una abominación.
If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
10 El que hace que los rectos se extravíen por el mal camino, caerá en su propia trampa; pero los irreprochables heredarán el bien.
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).
11 El rico es sabio a sus propios ojos; pero el pobre que tiene entendimiento ve a través de él.
[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.
12 Cuando los justos triunfan, hay gran gloria; pero cuando los malvados se levantan, los hombres se esconden.
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].
13 El que oculta sus pecados no prospera, pero quien se confiesa y renuncia a ellos encuentra la misericordia.
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.
14 Dichoso el hombre que siempre teme; pero el que endurece su corazón cae en el problema.
[God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
15 Como un león que ruge o un oso que embiste, así es un gobernante malvado sobre gente indefensa.
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].
16 Un gobernante tirano carece de juicio. Quien odia la ganancia mal habida tendrá días largos.
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.
17 El hombre atormentado por la culpa de la sangre será un fugitivo hasta la muerte. Nadie lo apoyará.
Those who are guilty of murdering [MTY] another person will (be fugitives/keep running away) until they die; do not help them to escape.
18 Quien camina sin culpa se mantiene a salvo; pero uno con caminos perversos caerá de repente.
Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
19 El que trabaja su tierra tendrá abundancia de alimentos; pero el que persigue fantasías se saciará de pobreza.
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.
20 Un hombre fiel es rico en bendiciones; pero el que está ansioso por ser rico no quedará impune.
[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.
21 Mostrar parcialidad no es bueno, pero un hombre hará el mal por un pedazo de pan.
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].
22 El hombre tacaño se apresura a buscar las riquezas, y no sabe que la pobreza le espera.
Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
23 El que reprende a un hombre encontrará después más favor que el que adula con la lengua.
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).
24 El que roba a su padre o a su madre y dice: “No está mal”. es un socio con un destructor.
Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
25 El que es codicioso suscita conflictos; pero el que confía en Yahvé prosperará.
Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
26 El que confía en sí mismo es un necio; pero el que camina en la sabiduría se mantiene a salvo.
Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
27 Al que da a los pobres no le falta nada; pero el que cierra los ojos tendrá muchas maldiciones.
Those who give things to poor [people] will not become poor, but many [people] will curse those who refuse to help [IDM] poor people.
28 Cuando los malvados se levantan, los hombres se esconden; pero cuando perecen, los justos prosperan.
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.
