The ungodly flees, though no one pursues; but the righteous is confident as a lion.
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Rahlfs Septuagint
Proverbs 35
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Through the sins of the ungodly judgments are stirred up, but a shrewd man will quench them.
A manly man in ungodlinesses extorts the poor, like a violent and useless rainstorm.
οἱ ἐγκαταλείποντες τὸν νόμον ἐγκωμιάζουσιν ἀσέβειαν οἱ δὲ ἀγαπῶντες τὸν νόμον περιβάλλουσιν ἑαυτοῖς τεῖχος
Thus those who abandon the law praise impiety, but those who love the law surround themselves with a wall
Evil men will not understand judgment, but those who seek the Lord will understand in everything.
Better is a poor man walking in truth than a rich man who lies.
A prudent son keeps the law, but he who feeds on profligacy dishonors his father.
He who multiplies his wealth with interest and increase gathers it for him who has mercy on the poor.
He who turns away his ear so as not to hear law, even his prayer also is detestable.
πλανᾷ εὐθεῖς ἐν ὁδῷ κακῇ εἰς διαφθορὰν αὐτὸς ἐμπεσεῖται οἱ δὲ ἄνομοι διελεύσονται ἀγαθὰ καὶ οὐκ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς αὐτά
He who leads the upright astray in an evil way shall himself fall into corruption, but the lawless shall pass through good things, and they shall not enter into them
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man of understanding will rebuke him
Through the help of the righteous there is much glory, but in the places of the ungodly men are caught.
He who covers his own impiety will not prosper, but he who relates reproofs will be loved.
Blessed is the man who is afraid of everything through reverence, but the hard-hearted one will fall into evils.
A hungry lion and a thirsty wolf, who tyrannizes being poor, of a needy nation.
A king lacking revenues is a great oppressor, but he who hates injustice will live a long time
τὸν ἐν αἰτίᾳ φόνου ὁ ἐγγυώμενος φυγὰς ἔσται καὶ οὐκ ἐν ἀσφαλείᾳ υἱόν καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε καὶ δώσει κόσμον τῇ σῇ ψυχῇ οὐ μὴ ὑπακούσῃς ἔθνει παρανόμῳ
A man who gives security for one under accusation of murder will be in flight, and not in safety
The one who walks righteously has been helped, but the one who walks in crooked ways will be entangled.
He who works his own land will be filled with bread, but he who pursues idleness will be filled with poverty.
A trustworthy man will be blessed with many things, but the wicked man will not be unpunished.
He who is not ashamed of the faces of the righteous is not good; such a one will repay a man for a morsel of bread.
A grudging man hastens to become rich, and does not know that the merciful man will prevail over him.
He who reproves a man’s ways will have favor rather than the one who flatters with his tongue.
He who casts off father or mother and thinks he does not sin, this one is a partner of an ungodly man
An insatiable man judges rashly, but he who has trusted in the Lord will be in carefulness.
He who trusts in a bold heart, such a one is senseless; but he who walks in wisdom will be saved.
He who gives to the poor will not be in want; but he who turns away his eye will be in great want.
In the places of the ungodly the righteous groan, but in their destruction the righteous will be multiplied