28:1 Fugit impius nemine persequente ; justus autem, quasi leo confidens, absque terrore erit.

28:1 The wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth: but the just, bold as a lion, shall be without dread.

28:2 Propter peccata terræ multi principes ejus ; et propter hominis sapientiam, et horum scientiam quæ dicuntur, vita ducis longior erit.

28:2 For the sins of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the prince shall be prolonged.

28:3 Vir pauper calumnians pauperes similis est imbri vehementi in quo paratur fames.

28:3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor, is like a violent shower, which bringeth a famine.

28:4 Qui derelinquunt legem laudant impium ; qui custodiunt, succenduntur contra eum.

28:4 They that forsake the law, praise the wicked man: they that keep it, are incensed against him.

28:5 Viri mali non cogitant judicium ; qui autem inquirunt Dominum animadvertunt omnia.

28:5 Evil men think not on judgment: but they that seek after the Lord, take notice of all things.

28:6 Melior est pauper ambulans in simplicitate sua quam dives in pravis itineribus.

28:6 Better is the poor man walking in his simplicity, than the rich in crooked ways.

28:7 Qui custodit legem filius sapiens est ; qui autem comessatores pascit confundit patrem suum.

28:7 He that keepeth the law, is a wise son: but he that feedeth gluttons, shameth his father.

28:8 Qui coacervat divitias usuris et fœnore, liberali in pauperes congregat eas.

28:8 He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor.

28:9 Qui declinat aures suas ne audiat legem, oratio ejus erit execrabilis.

28:9 He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be an abomination.

28:10 Qui decipit justos in via mala, in interitu suo corruet, et simplices possidebunt bona ejus.

28:10 He that deceiveth the just in a wicked way, shall fall in his own destruction: and the upright shall possess his goods.

28:11 Sapiens sibi videtur vir dives ; pauper autem prudens scrutabitur eum.

28:11 The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out.

28:12 In exsultatione justorum multa gloria est ; regnantibus impiis, ruinæ hominum.

28:12 In the joy of the just there is great glory: when the wicked reign, men are ruined.

28:13 Qui abscondit scelera sua non dirigetur ; qui autem confessus fuerit et reliquerit ea, misericordiam consequetur.

28:13 He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy.

28:14 Beatus homo qui semper est pavidus ; qui vero mentis est duræ corruet in malum.

28:14 Blessed is the man that is always fearful: but he that is hardened in mind shall fall into evil.

28:15 Leo rugiens et ursus esuriens, princeps impius super populum pauperem.

28:15 As a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, so is a wicked prince over the poor people.

28:16 Dux indigens prudentia multos opprimet per calumniam ; qui autem odit avaritiam, longi fient dies ejus.

28:16 A prince void of prudence shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days.

28:17 Hominem qui calumniatur animæ sanguinem, si usque ad lacum fugerit, nemo sustinet.

28:17 A man that doth violence to the blood of a person, if he flee even to the pit, no man will stay him.

28:18 Qui ambulat simpliciter salvus erit ; qui perversis graditur viis concidet semel.

28:18 He that walketh uprightly, shall be saved: he that is perverse in his ways, shall fall at once.

28:19 Qui operatur terram suam satiabitur panibus ; qui autem sectatur otium replebitur egestate.

28:19 He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness, shall be filled with poverty.

28:20 Vir fidelis multum laudabitur ; qui autem festinat ditari non erit innocens.

28:20 A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.

28:21 Qui cognoscit in judicio faciem non bene facit ; iste et pro buccella panis deserit veritatem.

28:21 He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.

28:22 Vir qui festinat ditari, et aliis invidet, ignorat quod egestas superveniet ei.

28:22 A man that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.

28:23 Qui corripit hominem gratiam postea inveniet apud eum, magis quam ille qui per linguæ blandimenta decipit.

28:23 He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him.

28:24 Qui subtrahit aliquid a patre suo et a matre, et dicit hoc non esse peccatum, particeps homicidæ est.

28:24 He that stealeth any thing from his father, or from his mother: and saith, This is no sin, is the partner of a murderer.

28:25 Qui se jactat et dilatat, jurgia concitat ; qui vero sperat in Domino sanabitur.

28:25 He that boasteth and puffeth up himself, stirreth up quarrels: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be healed.

28:26 Qui confidit in corde suo stultus est ; qui autem graditur sapienter, ipse salvabitur.

28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart, is a fool: but he that walketh wisely, he shall be saved.

28:27 Qui dat pauperi non indigebit ; qui despicit deprecantem sustinebit penuriam.

28:27 He that giveth to the poor shall not want: he that despiseth his entreaty, shall suffer indigence.

28:28 Cum surrexerint impii, abscondentur homines ; cum illi perierint, multiplicabuntur justi.

28:28 When the wicked rise up, men shall hide themselves: when they perish, the just shall be multiplied.