but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
but those who keep the law battle against them.
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.[b]
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.
even his prayer is detestable.
will fall into his own pit,
but the blameless will inherit what is good.
but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.
there is great rejoicing,[c]
but when the wicked come to power,
people hide themselves.
will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.
but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.
is very oppressive,
but one who hates dishonest profit
prolongs his life.
will be a fugitive until death.
Let no one help him.
but one who distorts right and wrong[e]
will suddenly fall.
will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies
will have his fill of poverty.
but one in a hurry to get rich
will not go unpunished.
yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.
than one who flatters[g] with his tongue.
and says, “That’s no sin,”
is a companion to a man who destroys.
but whoever trusts in the Lord will prosper.
but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
will not be in need,
but one who turns his eyes away[i]
will receive many curses.
people hide,
but when they are destroyed,
the righteous flourish.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 LXX reads A wicked man
- Proverbs 28:6 Lit who twists two ways
- Proverbs 28:12 Lit glory
- Proverbs 28:17 Lit the blood of a person
- Proverbs 28:18 Lit who is twisted regarding two ways
- Proverbs 28:22 Lit A man with an evil eye
- Proverbs 28:23 Lit is smooth
- Proverbs 28:26 Lit his heart
- Proverbs 28:27 Lit who shuts his eyes