Brenton's Septuagint (LXX) - Holy Name KJV

 28:1 ¶ The ungodly [man] flees when no one pursues: but the righteous is confident as a lion.

 28:1 ¶ The wickedº fleeºº when noº man pursueth:ºº but the righteousº are boldºº as a lion.º

 28:2 By reason of the sins of ungodly men quarrels arise; but a wise man will quell them.

 28:2 For the transgressionº of a landº manyº [are] the princesº thereof: but by a manº of understandingºº [and] knowledgeºº the stateº [thereof] shall be prolonged.ºº

 28:3 A bold man oppresses the poor by ungodly deeds. As an impetuous and profitable rain,

 28:3 A poorºº manº that oppressethºº the poorº [is like] a sweepingºº rainº which leaveth noº food.º

 28:4 so they that forsake the law praise ungodliness; but they that love the law fortify themselves with a wall.

 28:4 They that forsakeºº the lawº praiseºº the wicked:º but such as keepºº the lawº contendºº with them.

 28:5 Evil men will not understand judgement: but they that seek the Lord will understand everything.

 28:5 Evilº menºº understandºº notº judgment:º but they that seekºº Yahwehº understandºº allº [things].

 28:6 A poor man walking in truth is better than a rich liar.

 28:6 Betterº [is] the poorºº that walkethºº in his uprightness,º than [he that is] perverseºº [in his] ways,º though heº [be] rich.º

 28:7 A wise son keeps the law: but he that keeps up debauchery dishonours his father.

 28:7 Whoso keepethºº the lawº [is] a wiseºº son:º but he that is a companionºº of riotousºº [men] shamethºº his father.º

 28:8 He that increases his wealth by usuries and [unjust] gains, gathers it for him that pities the poor.

 28:8 He that by usuryº and unjust gainº increasethºº his substance,º he shall gatherºº it for him that will pityºº the poor.º

 28:9 He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even he has made his prayer abominable.

 28:9 He that turneth awayºº his earº from hearingººº the law,º evenº his prayerº [shall be] abomination.º

 28:10 He that causes upright men to err in an evil way, himself shall fall into destruction: transgressor also shall pass by prosperity, but shall not enter into it.

 28:10 Whoso causeth the righteousº to go astrayºº in an evilº way,º he shall fallºº himselfº into his own pit:º but the uprightº shall have goodº [things] in possession.ºº

 28:11 A rich man is wise in his own conceit; but an intelligent poor man will condemn him.

 28:11 The richº manº [is] wiseº in his own conceit;º but the poorº that hath understandingºº searcheth him out.ºº

 28:12 By reason of the help of righteous men great glory arises: but in the places of the ungodly men are caught.

 28:12 When righteousº [men] do rejoice,ºº [there is] greatº glory:º but when the wickedº rise,ºº a manº is hidden.ºº

 28:13 He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper: but he that blames [himself] shall be loved.

 28:13 He that coverethºº his sinsº shall notº prosper:ºº but whoso confessethºº and forsakethºº [them] shall have mercy.ºº

 28:14 Blessed is the man who religiously fears always: but the hard of heart shall fall into mischiefs.

 28:14 Happyº [is] the manº that fearethºº alway:º but he that hardenethºº his heartº shall fallºº into mischief.º

 28:15 A hungry lion and a thirsty wolf [is he], who, being poor, rules over a poor nation.

 28:15 [As] a roaringºº lion,º and a rangingºº bear;º [so is] a wickedº rulerºº overº the poorº people.º

 28:16 A king in need of revenues is a great oppressor: but he that hates injustice shall live a long time.

 28:16 The princeº that wantethº understandingº [is] also a greatº oppressor:º [but] he that hatethºº covetousnessº shall prolongºº [his] days.º

 28:17 He that becomes surety for a man charged with murder shall be an exile, and not in safety. Chasten thy son, and he shall love thee, and give honour to thy soul: he shall not obey a sinful nation.

 28:17 A manº that doeth violenceºº to the bloodº of [any] personº shall fleeºº toº the pit;º let noº man stayºº him.

 28:18 He that walks justly is assisted: but he that walks in crooked ways shall be entangled [therein].

 28:18 Whoso walkethºº uprightlyº shall be saved:ºº but [he that is] perverseºº [in his] waysº shall fallºº at once.º

 28:19 He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows idleness shall have plenty of poverty.

 28:19 He that tillethºº his landº shall have plentyºº of bread:º but he that followethºº after vainº [persons] shall have povertyº enough.ºº

 28:20 A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished.

 28:20 A faithfulº manº shall aboundº with blessings:º but he that maketh hasteºº to be richºº shall notº be innocent.ºº

 28:21 He that reverences not the persons of the just is not good: such a one will sell a man for a morsel of bread.

 28:21 To have respectºº of personsº [is] notº good:º for forº a pieceº of breadº [that] manº will transgress.ºº

 28:22 An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.

 28:22 Heº that hastethºº to be richº [hath] an evilº eye,º and considerethºº notº thatº povertyº shall comeºº uponº him.

 28:23 He that reproves a man's ways shall have more favour than he that flatters with the tongue.

 28:23 He that rebukethºº a manº afterwardsº shall findºº more favourº than he that flatterethººº with the tongue.º

 28:24 He that casts off father or mother, and thinks he sins not; the same is partaker with an ungodly man.

 28:24 Whoso robbethºº his fatherº or his mother,º and saith,ºº [It is] noº transgression;º the sameº [is] the companionº of a destroyer.ººº

 28:25 An unbelieving man judges rashly: but he that trusts in the Lord will act carefully.

 28:25 He that is of a proudº heartº stirreth upºº strife:º but he that putteth his trustºº inº Yahwehº shall be made fat.ºº

 28:26 He that trusts to a bold heart, such an one is a fool: but he that walks in wisdom shall be safe.

 28:26 Heº that trustethºº in his own heartº is a fool:º but whoso walkethºº wisely,º heº shall be delivered.ºº

 28:27 He that gives to the poor shall not be in want: but he that turns away his eye [from him] shall be in great distress.

 28:27 He that givethºº unto the poorºº shall notº lack:º but he that hidethºº his eyesº shall have manyº a curse.º

 28:28 In the places of ungodly [men] the righteous mourn: but in their destruction the righteous shall be multiplied.

 28:28 When the wickedº rise,ºº menº hideºº themselves:º but when they perish,ºº the righteousº increase.ºº