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| [1]The ungodly man flees when no one pursues: but the righteous is confident as a lion. |
[1]THE wicked flee when no man pursues them; but the righteous are confident as a lion |
| [2]By reason of the sins of ungodly men quarrels arise; but a wise man will quell them. |
[2]Because of the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by righteous men who know justice the stability thereof shall be prolonged |
| [3]A bold man oppresses the poor by ungodly deeds. As an impetuous and profitable rain, |
[3]A poor man who oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain which is of no benefit |
| [4]so they that forsake the law praise ungodliness; but they that love the law fortify themselves with a wall. |
[4]Those who forsake the law glory in wickedness; but those who keep the law receive strength |
| [5]Evil men will not understand judgment: but they that seek the Lord will understand everything. |
[5]Evil men do not understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand all good things |
| [6]A poor man walking in truth is better than a rich liar. |
[6]Better is the poor man walking in his uprightness than a rich man whose ways are perverse |
| [7]A wise son keeps the law: but he that keeps up debauchery dishonours his father. |
[7]He who keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is engaged in vanity shames his father |
| [8]He that increases his wealth by usuries and unjust gains, gathers it for him that pities the poor. |
[8]He who increases his wealth by usury and unjust means shall leave it for him who is kind to the poor |
| [9]He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even he has made his prayer abominable. |
[9]He who closes his ears from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination |
| [10]He that causes upright men to err in an evil way, himself shall fall into destruction: transgressor also shall pass by prosperity, but shall not enter into it. |
[10]He who causes the righteous to go astray in an evil path shall fall himself into the pit; but the upright shall inherit good things |
| [11]A rich man is wise in his own conceit; but an intelligent poor man will condemn him. |
[11]The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but a poor man of understanding will reprove him |
| [12]By reason of the help of righteous men great glory arises: but in the places of the ungodly men are caught. |
[12]When righteous men are strong, there is a great glory; but when the wicked rise to power, the glory diminishes |
| [13]He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper: but he that blames himself shall be loved. |
[13]He who hides his transgression shall not prosper; but he who confesses his sins and forsakes them, God will have mercy upon him |
| [14]Blessed is the man who religiously fears always: but the hard of heart shall fall into mischiefs. |
[14]Blessed is the man who is reverent always; but he who hardens his heart shall fall into mischief |
| [15]A hungry lion and a thirsty wolf is he, who, being poor, rules over a poor nation. |
[15]As a roaring lion and a raging bear, so is a wicked ruler over the poor |
| [16]A king in need of revenues is a great oppressor: but he that hates injustice shall live a long time. |
[16]A ruler who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor; but he who hates deceit shall prolong his life |
| [17]He that becomes surety for a man charged with murder shall be an exile, and not in safety. Chasten thy son, and he shall love thee, and give honour to thy soul: he shall not obey a sinful nation. |
[17]A man who is engaged in shedding of blood shall flee even to the jailer, and no one shall help him |
| [18]He that walks justly is assisted: but he that walks in crooked ways shall be entangled therein. |
[18]He who walks uprightly shall be saved; but he who is perverse in his ways shall fall into a pit |
| [19]He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows idleness shall have plenty of poverty. |
[19]He who tills the land shall have abundance of bread; but he who follows after vain pursuits shall have plenty of poverty |
| [20]A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished. |
[20]A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but an evil man shall not be innocent |
| [21]He that reverences not the persons of the just is not good: such a one will sell a man for a morsel of bread. |
[21]A man who shows partiality is not good; for a piece of bread a man will become a traitor |
| [22]An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him. |
[22]He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye and considers not that poverty shall come upon him |
| [23]He that reproves a man's ways shall have more favour than he that flatters with the tongue. |
[23]He who rebukes a man shall find more favor afterwards than he who flatters with his tongue |
| [24]He that casts off father or mother, and thinks he sins not; the same is partaker with an ungodly man. |
[24]He who robs his father or his mother and says, It is no transgression, the same is the companion of a wicked man |
| [25]An unbelieving man judges rashly: but he that trusts in the Lord will act carefully. |
[25]A greedy man stirs up strife; but he who puts his trust in the LORD shall be enriched |
| [26]He that trusts to a bold heart, such an one is a fool: but he that walks in wisdom shall be safe. |
[26]He who trusts in his own heart is a fool; but he who walks with integrity will be delivered |
| [27]He that gives to the poor shall not be in want: but he that turns away his eye from him shall be in great distress. |
[27]He who gives to the poor shall not lack; but he who turns his eyes away from the needy shall have many a curse |
| [28]In the places of ungodly men the righteous mourn: but in their destruction the righteous shall be multiplied. |
[28]When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase |