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: mas el justo está confiado como un leoncillo.
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 príncipes son muchos: mas por el hombre entendido y sabio permanecerá sin mutación.
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 y robador de los pobres, es lluvia de avenida y sin 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 dejan la ley, alaban á los impíos: mas los que la guardan, contenderán 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 hombres malos no entienden el juicio: mas los que buscan á Jehová, entienden todas las cosas.
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 camina en su integridad, que el de perversos caminos, y rico.
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 guarda la ley es hijo prudente: mas el que es compañero de glotones, avergüenza á 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 sus riquezas con usura y crecido interés, para que se dé á los pobres lo allega.
9 If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
El que aparta su oído para no oir la ley, su oración también es abominable.
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 hace errar á los rectos por el mal camino, él caerá en su misma sima: mas los perfectos 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 opinión: mas el pobre entendido lo examinará.
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 los justos se alegran, grande es la gloria; mas cuando los impíos son levantados, es buscado el hombre.
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: mas 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.
Bienaventurado el hombre que siempre está temeroso: mas el que endurece su corazón, caerá en mal.
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 príncipe impío sobre el 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 príncipe falto de entendimiento multiplicará los agravios: [mas] el que aborrece la avaricia, prolongará 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 que hace violencia con sangre de persona, huirá hasta el sepulcro, y nadie le detendrá.
18 Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
El que en integridad camina, será salvo; mas el de perversos caminos caerá en alguno.
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 hartará de pan: mas el que sigue los ociosos, 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 de verdad tendrá muchas bendiciones: mas el que se apresura á enriquecer, no será sin culpa.
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].
Tener acepción de personas, no es bueno: hasta por un bocado de pan prevaricará el hombre.
22 Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
Apresúrase á ser rico el hombre de mal ojo; y no conoce que le ha de venir pobreza.
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 después mayor gracia que el que lisonjea con la lengua.
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 á su padre ó á su madre, y dice que no es maldad, compañero es del hombre destruidor.
25 Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
El altivo de ánimo suscita contiendas: mas el que en Jehová confía, medrará.
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 corazón es necio; mas el que camina en sabiduría, será salvo.
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 pobreza: mas el que aparta 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 los impíos son levantados, esconderáse el hombre: mas cuando perecen, los justos se multiplican.
