| 1 El malvado huye sin que lo persigan, | el honrado está seguro como un león. | 1 The wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth: but the just, bold as a lion, shall be without dread. |
| 2 Un país en desorden tiene muchos jefes, | un hombre prudente y sabio mantiene el orden. | 2 For the sine of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the prince shall be prolonged. |
| 3 Gobernante que explota a los débiles | es tormenta que se lleva la cosecha. | 3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor, is like a violent shower, which bringeth a famine. |
| 4 Los que abandonan la ley aplauden al malvado, | los que la cumplen se indignan contra él. | 4 They that forsake the law, praise the wicked man: they that keep it, are incensed against him. |
| 5 Los malvados no entienden de justicia, | quien consulta al Señor lo entiende todo. | 5 Evil men think not on judgment: but they that seek after the Lord, take notice of all things. |
| 6 Más vale pobre de conducta honrada | que rico con malas intenciones. | 6 Better is the poor man walking in his simplicity, than the rich in crooked ways. |
| 7 El hijo inteligente observa la ley, | pero el amigo de libertinos deshonra a su padre. | 7 He that keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that feedeth gluttons, shameth his father. |
| 8 Quien aumenta su riqueza prestando a usura | la acumula para quien se apiada del pobre. | 8 He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor. |
| 9 Si uno cierra su oído a la ley, | resulta detestable su oración. | 9 He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be as abomination. |
| 10 Quien desvía a los rectos por el mal camino | acabará cayendo en su propia trampa. | 10 He that deceiveth the just in a wicked way, shall fall in his own destruction: and the upright shall possess his goods. |
| 11 El rico se las da de sabio, | pero el pobre que es sagaz lo pone al descubierto. | 11 The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out. |
| 12 Si triunfa el honrado se celebran fiestas; | si se impone el malvado, todos se esconden. | 12 In the joy of the just there is great glory: when the wicked reign, men are ruined. |
| 13 El que oculta sus faltas no prosperará; | el que las confiesa y cambia será compadecido. | 13 He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy. |
| 14 Dichoso el que se mantiene alerta, | el terco caerá en la desgracia. | 14 Blessed is the man that is always fearful: but he that is hardened in mind, shall fall into evil. |
| 15 León rugiente y oso hambriento, | el gobernante que explota a los pobres. | 15 As a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, so is a wicked prince over the poor people. |
| 16 Gobernante imprudente multiplica la opresión, | quien odia la avaricia vivirá muchos años. | 16 A prince void of prudence shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days. |
| 17 Hombre perseguido por delito de sangre | corre a la tumba, ¡que nadie lo detenga! | 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 Quien camina rectamente se salvará, | el camino sinuoso conduce al fracaso. | 18 He that walketh uprightly, shall be saved: he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. |
| 19 Quien cultiva su tierra se hartará de pan, | quien persigue quimeras se hartará de miseria. | 19 He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness shall be filled with poverty. |
| 20 El hombre leal abundará en bendiciones, | quien corre por enriquecerse no quedará impune. | 20 A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent. |
| 21 No es bueno ser parcial con la gente, | por un trozo de pan delinque el hombre. | 21 He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth. |
| 22 El avaro corre por enriquecerse, | sin saber que le espera la miseria. | 22 A man, that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him. |
| 23 Es más estimado el que corrige | que el hombre de lengua aduladora. | 23 He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him. |
| 24 El que roba a sus padres y dice: «No es pecado», | es un cómplice de bandoleros. | 24 He that stealeth any thing from his father, or from his mother: and saith, This is no sin, is the partner of a murderer. |
| 25 El codicioso provoca pleitos, | quien confía en el Señor prosperará. | 25 He that boasteth, and puffeth up himself, stirreth up quarrels: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be healed. |
| 26 Quien se fía de sí mismo es un necio, | quien obra con sensatez se salvará. | 26 He that trusteth in his own heart, is a fool: but he that walketh wisely, he shall be saved. |
| 27 Quien da al pobre no pasará necesidad, | quien no lo ayuda será maldecido. | 27 He that giveth to the poor, shall not want: he that despiseth his entreaty, shall suffer indigence. |
| 28 Se imponen los malvados y todos se esconden; | cuando desaparecen, aumentan los honrados. | 28 When the wicked rise up, men shall hide themselves: when they perish, the lust shall be multiplied. |