Proverbs 28:15-18 in English

¹⁵ As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, So is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

¹⁶ The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

¹⁷ A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.

¹⁸ Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

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

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

¹⁷ He that becomes surety for a man charged with murder shall be an exile, and not in safety.

^17a Chasten thy son, and he shall love thee, and give honour to thy soul: he shall not obey a sinful nation.

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

¹⁵ As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

¹⁶ The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

¹⁷ A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

¹⁸ Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

¹⁶ The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

¹⁷ A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

¹⁸ Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

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

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

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

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

¹⁵ As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

¹⁶ The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

¹⁷ A man that is laden with the blood of any person shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.

¹⁸ Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

¹⁵ Wicked people who mistreat poor people whom they rule are as dangerous to them as SIM a lion roaring at them or a bear springing up to attack them.

¹⁶ Rulers who do not have good sense cruelly oppress the people they rule, but rulers who do not want to become rich by cheating/deceiving people will live (OR, rule) for a long time.

¹⁷ Those who are guilty of murdering MTY another person will ◄be fugitives/keep running away► until they die; do not help them to escape.

¹⁸ Those who continually do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will suddenly be ruined.

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

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

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

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

¹⁵ As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

¹⁷ A man who is tormented by blood guilt will be a fugitive until death. No one will support him.

¹⁸ Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

¹⁷ A man who is tormented by blood guilt will be a fugitive until death. No one will support him.

¹⁸ Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler lacks judgement. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

¹⁷ A man who is tormented by blood guilt will be a fugitive until death. No one will support him.

¹⁸ Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

¹⁵ Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.

¹⁶ The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

¹⁷ One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.

¹⁸ He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

¹⁵ A roaring lion, and a ranging bear, is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

¹⁶ The prince void of intelligence is also a great oppressor: he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

¹⁷ A man laden with the blood of any person, fleeth to the pit: let no man stay him.

¹⁸ Whoso walketh in integrity shall be saved; but he that is perverted in his double ways, shall fall in one of them.

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

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

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

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

¹⁵ A wicked ruler lording it over poor people is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.

¹⁶ An unwise ruler thoroughly extorts his people, but one who refuses to profit illegally will live long.

¹⁷ Someone guilty of murder will go on running away from it until they die. Don't try and stop them.

¹⁸ If you have integrity, you'll be kept safe, but if you live deviously, you'll fall.

¹⁵ As a roaring lyon, and an hungry beare, so is a wicked ruler ouer the poore people.

¹⁶ A prince destitute of vnderstanding, is also a great oppressour: but hee that hateth couetousnes, shall prolong his dayes.

¹⁷ A man that doeth violence against the blood of a person, shall flee vnto the graue, and they shall not stay him.

¹⁸ He that walketh vprightly, shalbe saued: but he that is froward in his wayes, shall once fall.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion, and a ravenous bear; so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

¹⁶ The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

¹⁷ A man that is laden with the blood of any person shall hasten his steps unto the pit; none will support him.

¹⁸ Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved; but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; So is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

¹⁶ The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

¹⁷ A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person Shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

¹⁸ Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion, and a greedy bear, so is a wicked ruler over an indigent people.

¹⁶ The prince that is void of understanding is also a great oppressor; but he that hateth unjust gain will prolong his days.

¹⁷ A man oppressed by the load of having shed human blood will flee even to the pit: let no man hold him.

¹⁸ Whoso walketh in integrity will be saved; but he that walketh perversely on two paths, will fall on one.

¹⁵ A hungry lion and a thirsty wolf is he, Who, being poor, rules over a poor nation.

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

¹⁷ He that becomes surety for a man charged with murder Shall be an exile, and not in safety.

^17a Chasten thy son, and he shall love thee, And give honor to thy soul: He shall not obey a sinful nation.

¹⁸ He that walks justly is assisted: But he that walks in crooked ways shall be entangled therein.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion and a hungry bear, So is a wicked ruler over a needy people.

¹⁶ The prince who is weak in understanding is great in oppression; But he who hateth unjust gain shall prolong his days.

¹⁷ A man who is burdened with life-blood—Let him flee to the pit! let no man stay him!

¹⁸ He who walketh uprightly shall be safe; But he who is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

¹⁷ A man who is tormented by life-blood will be a fugitive until the pit (of Abbadon, the unrighteous side of Sheol); no one will support him.

¹⁸ Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

¹⁵ Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over poor people.

¹⁶ The ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but the one who hates dishonesty will prolong his days.

¹⁷ If a man is guilty because he has shed someone's blood, he will be a fugitive until death and no one will help him.

¹⁸ Whoever walks with integrity will be kept safe, but the one whose way is crooked will suddenly fall.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

¹⁷ A man who is tormented by blood guilt will be a fugitive until death. No one will support him.

¹⁸ Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler lacks judgement. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

¹⁷ A man who is tormented by blood guilt will be a fugitive until death. No one will support him.

¹⁸ Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

¹⁶ The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

¹⁷ A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

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

¹⁵ As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

¹⁷ A man who is tormented by blood guilt will be a fugitive until death. No one will support him.

¹⁸ Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler lacks judgement. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

¹⁷ A man who is tormented by blood guilt will be a fugitive until death. No one will support him.

¹⁸ Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

¹⁵ A roaring lion, and an hungry bear, is a wicked prince on a poor people.

¹⁶ A duke needy of prudence shall oppress many men by false challenge; but the days of him that hateth avarice shall be made long.

¹⁷ No man sustain a man that falsely challengeth the blood of a man, if he fleeth till to the pit.

¹⁸ He that goeth simply shall be safe; he that goeth by wayward ways, shall fall down at once.

¹⁵ A roaring lion, and an hungry bear, is a wicked prince on a poor people. (Like a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, is a wicked ruler over the poor.)

¹⁶ A duke needy of prudence shall oppress many men by false challenge; but the days of him that hateth avarice shall be made long.

¹⁷ No man sustain a man that falsely challengeth the blood of a man, (even) if he fleeth till to the pit. (Let no one protect someone who oppresseth unto the blood, that is, unto the murder, of another person, yea, let him flee into the pit.)

¹⁸ He that goeth simply shall be safe (or He who goeth honestly, or with integrity, shall be safe); (but) he that goeth by wayward ways, shall fall down at once.

¹⁵ A growling lion, and a ranging bear, Is the wicked ruler over a poor people.

¹⁶ A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.

¹⁷ A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.

¹⁸ Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.