Proverbs 28

¹The impious flyeth, no man pursuing: but the just confident as a lion, shall be without terror.

²For the sins of the land the Princes thereof shall be many: & for the wisdom of a man, & the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the Prince shall be longer.

³A poor man calumniating the poor, is like a vehement shower, whereby famine is gotten.

⁴They that forsake the law, praise the impious: they that keep it, are set on fire against him.

⁵Evil men think not on judgment: but they that seek after our Lord, mark all things.

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

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

⁸He that heapeth together riches by usuries and ocker, gathereth them for him that is liberal to the poor.

⁹He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be execrable.

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

¹¹The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man being prudent shall search him.

¹²In the exultation of the just there is much glory: when the impious reign ruins of men.

¹³He that hideth his wicked deeds, shall not be directed: but he that shall confess, and shall forsake them, shall obtain mercy.

¹⁴Blessed is the man that is always fearful: but he that is of an obstinate mind, shall fall into evil.

¹⁵A roaring lion, and hungry bear, an impious Prince over the poor people.

¹⁶A Prince lacking prudence, shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth avarice, his days shall be made long.

¹⁷Aman that doth calumniate the blood of a soul, if he shall fly into a lake, no man abideth.

¹⁸He that walketh simply shall be saved: he that goeth perverse ways, shall fall once.

¹⁹He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with breads: but he that pursueth idleness, shall be replenished with poverty.

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

²¹He that knoweth a person in judgement, doth not well: this man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.

²²Aman that hasteneth to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.

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

²⁴He that pilfereth any thing from his father, and from his mother: & saith this is no sin, is the partaker of a mankiller.

²⁵He that exalteth and dilateth himself, raiseth brawls: but he that trusteth in our Lord, shall be healed.

²⁶He that hath confidence in his own heart, is a fool: but who so walketh wisely shall be saved.

²⁷He that giveth to the poor, shall not lack: he that despiseth him that asketh shall sustain penury.

²⁸When the impious shall rise, men shall be hid: when they shall perish, the just shall be multiplied.