19Farmers who work hard in their fields will produce good crops and always have plenty of food to eat, but those who spend all their time ◄on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone► will become very poor.
20God will greatly bless those who ◄are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do►, but he will certainly punish LIT those who try to become rich quickly.
21It is not good for judges to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but some people will do what is wrong even if they receive only a very small bribe HYP for doing it.
22Selfish people IDM are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will soon become poor.
23Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who say nice things to others merely to ◄flatter them/cause them to feel good►.
24Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
25Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper IDM.
26Those who believe that what they think is always right are foolish; those who act wisely will ◄escape danger/be safe►.
27Those who give things to poor people will not become poor, but many people will curse those who refuse to help IDM poor people.
28When wicked people become rulers, people hide because they are afraid of what those wicked people will do; but when wicked people are no longer rulers, good/righteous people will become the rulers.
Proverbs 28
Proverbs 28:19-28