unfoldingWord_en_tn/pro/28/05.md

# Evil men

Here "men" means people in general. AT: "People who do evil things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])

# do not understand justice

The abstract noun "justice" can be expressed as an adjective. AT: "do not understand what is just" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# those who seek Yahweh

Those who want to know Yahweh and please him are spoken of as if they are literally seeking to find Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# understand everything

The implied information is that those who seek Yahweh understand all about justice. AT: "completely understand what is just" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# It is better for a poor person ... than for a rich person

"It is better to be a poor person ... than it is to be a rich person"

# walks in his integrity

This represents a person living a life of integrity. The abstract noun "integrity" can be expressed as an adverb. AT: "walks honestly" or "lives honestly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# who is crooked in his ways

Rich people who are dishonest are spoken of as if they walk on crooked or twisted paths. AT: "who is not honest in what he does" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/integrity]]