Pro 28 | ABEn | STEP | [ 2 flees 1 An impious man ] with no one pursuing; but the just man [ 2 as 3 a lion 1 is secure].

Proverbs 28

CHAPTER 28 The Folly of the Impious

1 [²flees ¹An impious man] with no one pursuing; but the just man [²as ³a lion ¹is secure]. 2 Because of the sins of the impious, litigations arise; [³man ¹but ²a clever] extinguishes them. 3 A vigorous man with impious deeds extorts the poor as [⁴rain ¹a fierce ²and ³unprofitable]. 4 Thus the ones abandoning the law laud impiety; but the ones loving the law put [²around ³themselves ¹a wall]. 5 [²men ¹Evil] do not comprehend equity; but the ones seeking the lord perceive in all. 6 Better a poor man going in truth, than a rich liar. 7 [³keeps ⁴the law ²son ¹A discerning]; but the one who tends carnality dishonors his father. 8 The one multiplying his wealth with interest and usury, [³for one showing mercy ⁴on the poor ¹gathers ²it]. 9 The one turning aside his ear to not hear the law, even he [²his own prayer ¹abhors]. 10 The one who wanders upright men in [²way ¹an evil], [⁴into ⁵corruption ²himself ¹shall ³fall]; and the lawless ones shall go through good things, and they shall not enter to them. 11 [³is wise ⁴to ⁵himself ²man ¹A rich]; [³needy man ¹but ²an intelligent] shall condemn him. 12 Through the help of the just ones much [²comes to pass ¹glory]; but in the places of the impious [²are being captured ¹men]. 13 The one covering over his impiety, [²not ¹his way shall] be prospered; but the one describing and reproving shall be loved. 14 Blessed is a man who is struck with awe of all things through veneration; but the hard of heart shall fall into evils. 15 A lion hungering, and a wolf thirsting is the one who is sovereign [⁴poor ³being ²nation ¹of a destitute]. 16 A king lacking revenue is a great extortioner; but the one detesting injustice [²a long ³time ¹shall live]. 17 [³of a man ⁴under ⁵accusation ⁶of murder ¹The one ²guaranteeing a loan ⁸an exile ⁷will be], and not in safety. 18 The one going justly is helped; but the one [²crooked ³ways ¹going by] shall be entangled. 19 The one working his own land shall be filled with bread loaves; but the one pursuing ease shall be filled with poverty. 20 A man worthy of trust in many things shall be blessed; but the evil one shall not be unpunished. 21 The one who does not feel respect for persons of the just, is not good; such a one [³for a morsel ⁴of bread ¹will deliver over ²a man]. 22 [³hastens ⁴to be rich ²man ¹A bewitching], and does not know that a merciful man will prevail over him. 23 The one reproving a man's ways [²favors ¹shall have], rather than the flatterer with the tongue. 24 The one who throws off his father or mother, and assumes he does not sin; this one is partner [²man ¹of an impious]. 25 An insatiable man judges in vain; but the one yielding upon the lord [²in ³care ¹will be]. 26 The one who yields to a rash heart, such a one is a fool; but the one who goes in wisdom shall be delivered. 27 The one who gives to the poor shall not be in want; but the one who turns his eye [²in ³much ⁴perplexity ¹will be]. 28 In the places of the impious [²moan ¹the just]; but in the destruction of those [²shall be multiplied ¹the just].