28:1 The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, 1
but the righteous person is as confident 2 as a lion.
28:2 When a country is rebellious 3 it has many princes, 4
but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable 5 order is maintained. 6
28:3 A poor person 7 who oppresses the weak
is like 8 a driving rain without food. 9
28:4 Those who forsake the law 10 praise the wicked, 11
but those who keep the law contend 12 with them.
28:5 Evil people 13 do not understand justice, 14
but those who seek the Lord 15 understand it all.
28:6 A poor person 16 who walks in his integrity is better
than one who is perverse in his ways 17 even though 18 he is rich. 19
28:7 The one who keeps the law 20 is a discerning child, 21
but a companion of gluttons brings shame 22 to his parents. 23
28:8 The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest 24
gathers it for someone who is gracious 25 to the needy.
28:9 The one who turns away his ear 26 from hearing the law,
even his prayer 27 is an abomination. 28
28:10 The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way
will himself fall into his own pit, 29
but the blameless will inherit what is good. 30
28:11 A rich person 31 is wise in his own eyes, 32
but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly. 33
28:12 When the righteous rejoice, 34 great is the glory, 35
but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out. 36
28:13 The one who covers 37 his transgressions will not prosper, 38
but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy. 39
28:14 Blessed is the one who is always cautious, 40
but whoever hardens his heart 41 will fall into evil.
28:15 Like 42 a roaring lion or a roving bear, 43
so is a wicked ruler over a poor people. 44
28:16 The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, 45
but the one who hates 46 unjust gain will prolong his days.
28:17 The one who is tormented 47 by the murder 48 of another will flee to the pit; 49
let no one support him.
28:18 The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, 50
but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall 51 at once. 52
28:19 The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, 53
but whoever chases daydreams 54 will have his fill 55 of poverty.
28:20 A faithful person 56 will have an abundance of blessings,
but the one who hastens 57 to gain riches will not go unpunished.
28:21 To show partiality 58 is terrible, 59
for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread. 60
28:22 The stingy person 61 hastens after riches
and does not know that poverty will overtake him. 62
28:23 The one who reproves 63 another 64 will in the end 65 find more favor
than the one who flatters 66 with the tongue.
28:24 The one who robs 67 his father and mother and says, “There is no transgression,”
is a companion 68 to the one 69 who destroys.
28:25 The greedy person 70 stirs up dissension, 71
but the one who trusts 72 in the Lord will prosper. 73
28:26 The one who trusts in his own heart 74 is a fool,
but the one who walks in wisdom 75 will escape. 76