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28 Huye el impío sin que nadie

lo persiga,
pero los justos están confiados como un león.
Por la rebelión del país se multiplican sus gobernantes,
pero por el hombre de entendimiento y de inteligencia permanecerá.
El hombre pobre[a] que oprime a los más débiles
es como lluvia torrencial
que deja sin pan.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbios 28:3 LXX tiene malvado.

28 The wicked flee(A) though no one pursues,(B)
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(C)

When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
    but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person

28 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

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