Thomson(i)
1 The wicked fleeth when none pursueth: but the righteous is bold as a lion.
2 Contentions are raised by the sins of the wicked: but a prudent man extinguisheth them.
3 A mighty man by wicked acts oppresseth the poor. As a sweeping rain is indeed unprofitable,
4 so are they who forsake the law and applaud iniquity: but they who love the law encompass themselves with a wall.
5 Bad men will not understand judgment: but they who seek the Lord will be wise in every thing.
6 Better is a poor man who walketh in truth than a rich liar.
7 A wise son keepeth the law; but he who feedeth prodigality dishonoureth his father.
8 He who increaseth his wealth by usury and unjust gain; gathereth it for him who will pity the poor.
9 As for him who turneth away his ear from hearkening to the law; even his prayer is an abomination.
10 He who causeth the righteous to wander in an evil way shall himself fall into destruction. The upright shall have good things in possession: but the unrighteous shall pass by good things and shall not enter into them.
11 A rich man is wise in his own conceit. But a poor man who hath understanding will find him out.
12 For helping the righteous there is great glory: but in the places of the wicked; men are entrapped.
13 He who covereth his wickedness shall not prosper; but he who confesseth and forsaketh will be beloved.
14 Happy the man who piously feareth all things: but he who is of an intractable temper will fall into evils.
15 He who ruleth over a poor nation, himself being poor, is a hungry lion and a ravening wolf.
16 A king straitened in his revenue is a great oppressor: but he who hateth injustice shall live long.
17 He who is bail for a man in a case of murder, shall be a fugitive, but not in safety. Correct a son and he will love thee and be an ornament to thy life. He will not hearken to an unrighteous nation.
18 He who walketh righteously will be helped: but he who walketh in crooked ways will be entangled.
19 He who tilleth his own ground shall have plenty of bread; but he who followeth idleness, shall have plenty of poverty.
20 A faithful man will be much praised; but the wicked shall not escape punishment.
21 He who regardeth not the persons of the righteous, is not good: such a one will deliver up a man for a morsel of bread.
22 An envious man hasteth to be rich, and knoweth not that the bountiful shall have mastery over him.
23 He who reproveth a man's ways shall have more thanks than he who hath a flattering tongue.
24 He who casteth off a father or mother and thinketh that he doth not sin; is indeed the partner of an impious man.
25 A faithless man judgeth rashly: but he who trusteth in the Lord will be careful.
26 He who putteth confidence in the boldness of his heart is a fool: but he who walketh wisely shall be saved.
27 He who giveth to the poor shall not be in want: but he who turneth away his eyes shall be indigent.
28 In the places of the wicked, the righteous groan: but by their destruction, the righteous will be multiplied.