箴言 16
1 內心策劃在於人，應允卻在於上主。
It perteyneth to man to make redi the soule; and it perteyneth to the Lord to gouerne the tunge.
2 對自己的行為，人都自覺無瑕；但審察心靈的，卻是上主。
Alle the weies of men ben opyn to the iyen of God; the Lord is a weiere of spiritis.
3 將你的作為委託於上主，這樣你的計劃必會成功。
Schewe thi werkys to the Lord; and thi thouytis schulen be dressid.
4 上主所造的各有其用意，連惡人也有不幸的一日。
The Lord wrouyte alle thingis for hym silf; and he made redi a wickid man to the yuel dai.
5 居心傲慢的，上主必厭惡；這一類的人，逃不掉懲罰。
Abhomynacioun of the Lord is ech proude man; yhe, thouy the hond is to the hond, he schal not be innocent. The bigynnyng of good weie is to do riytwisnesse; forsothe it is more acceptable at God, than to offre sacrifices.
6 藉慈善忠誠，可補贖罪過；藉敬畏上主，可避免罪惡。
Wickidnesse is ayen bouyt bi merci and treuthe; and me bowith awei fro yuel bi the drede of the Lord.
7 世人的行徑，若中悅上主，他必使仇敵，再與他和好。
Whanne the weyes of man plesen the Lord, he schal conuerte, yhe, hise enemyes to pees.
8 收入少而守正義，勝於進款多而行不義。
Betere is a litil with riytfulnesse, than many fruytis with wickidnesse.
9 人心裏都策劃自己的行徑；但他的步伐卻由上主支配。
The herte of a man schal dispose his weie; but it perteyneth to the Lord to dresse hise steppis.
10 神明的斷語，出自君王口；他口下判斷，必不致差錯。
Dyuynyng is in the lippis of a king; his mouth schal not erre in doom.
11 天秤和稱盤，屬上主所有；囊中的法碼，全由他制定。
The domes of the Lord ben weiyte and a balaunce; and hise werkis ben alle the stoonys of the world.
12 君王最厭惡的是作惡，因為王位賴正義而立。
Thei that don wickidli ben abhomynable to the king; for the trone of the rewme is maad stidfast bi riytfulnesse.
13 正義的唇舌，為君王所喜悅；說話正直者，為君王所愛戴。
The wille of kyngis is iust lippis; he that spekith riytful thingis, schal be dressid.
14 君王的震怒，是死訊的使者；但是智慧人，能平息王怒。
Indignacioun of the kyng is messangeris of deth; and a wijs man schal plese him.
15 君王容光煥發，人即可活命；君王的恩澤，有如春雲時雨。
Lijf is in the gladnesse of the `cheer of the king; and his merci is as a reyn comynge late.
16 獲得智慧，勝於獲得黃金；獲得智慧，勝於獲得白銀。
Welde thou wisdom, for it is betere than gold; and gete thou prudence, for it is precyousere than siluer.
17 正直人的行徑遠離邪惡，謹守行為的人必確保生命。
The path of iust men bowith awei yuelis; the kepere of his soule kepith his weie.
18 驕橫是滅亡的先聲，傲慢是隕落的前導。
Pride goith bifore sorewe; and the spirit schal be enhaunsid byfor fallyng.
19 謙下與貧民共處，勝於與驕傲人分贓。
It is betere to be maad meke with mylde men, than to departe spuylis with proude men.
20 細聽勸言的，必將受益；信賴上主的，真是有福。
A lerned man in word schal fynde goodis; and he that hopith in the Lord is blessid.
21 有慧心的人，被稱為哲人；溫和的口吻，更具說服力。
He that is wijs in herte, schal be clepid prudent; and he that is swete in speche, schal fynde grettere thingis.
22 為有智識的人，智識是生命的泉源；然而糊塗愚昧，卻是愚昧人的懲罰。
The welle of lijf is the lernyng of him that weldith; the techyng of foolis is foli.
23 智慧人的心，使自己的嘴靈巧，使自己的唇舌，更具說服力。
The herte of a wijs man schal teche his mouth; and schal encreesse grace to hise lippis.
24 親切的言語，有如蜂蜜，使心靈愉快，使筋骨舒暢。
Wordis wel set togidere is a coomb of hony; helthe of boonys is the swetnesse of soule.
25 有些道路，看來正直；走到盡頭，卻是死路。
A weye is that semeth riytful to a man; and the laste thingis therof leden to deth.
26 工人的胃口，催他勞作；工人的口腹，迫他工作。
The soule of a man trauelinge trauelith to hym silf; for his mouth compellide hym.
27 無賴之徒，圖謀邪惡；他的嘴上，似有火燒。
An vnwijs man diggith yuel; and fier brenneth in hise lippis.
28 乖戾的人，撒播爭端；告密的人，離間友情。
A weiward man reisith stryues; and a man ful of wordis departith princis.
29 強橫的人，誘惑朋友；引他走入不正之徒。
A wickid man flaterith his frend; and ledith hym bi a weie not good.
30 誰緊閉眼睛，是在策劃陰謀；誰緊咬口唇，邪惡業已完成。
He that thenkith schrewid thingis with iyen astonyed, bitith hise lippis, and parformeth yuel.
31 皓首白髮，是尊榮的冠冕；只在正義的道上，方可獲得。
A coroun of dignyte is eelde, that schal be foundun in the weies of riytfulnesse.
32 有涵養的人，勝於勇士；克服自己的人，勝於克城的人。
A pacient man is betere than a stronge man; and he that `is lord of his soule, is betere than an ouercomere of citees.
33 人儘可在懷中抽籤，但決斷卻在乎上主。
Lottis ben sent into the bosum; but tho ben temperid of the Lord.
