箴言 21
1 君王的心在上主手裏，有如水流，可隨意轉移。
As departyngis of watris, so the herte of the kyng is in the power of the Lord; whidur euer he wole, he schal bowe it.
2 人對自己的行為，都自覺正直；但審察人心的，卻是上主。
Ech weye of a man semeth riytful to hym silf; but the Lord peisith the hertis.
3 秉公行義，比獻祭獻更悅上主。
To do merci and doom plesith more the Lord, than sacrifices doen.
4 傲慢的眼睛，驕傲的心靈，惡人的炫耀，無非是罪惡。
Enhaunsyng of iyen is alargyng of the herte; the lanterne of wickid men is synne.
5 熟思的人，必足以致富；草率的人，必貧困纏身。
The thouytis of a stronge man ben euere in abundaunce; but ech slow man is euere in nedynesse.
6 以謊言偽語騙得的財寶，是浮雲輕煙，死亡的羅網。
He that gaderith tresours bi the tunge of a leesing, is veyne, and with outen herte; and he schal be hurtlid to the snaris of deth.
7 惡人的暴戾，必殃及自身，因他們不肯去履行正義。
The raueyns of vnpitouse men schulen drawe hem doun; for thei nolden do doom.
8 惡人的道路，歪曲邪僻；正人的行為，正直適中。
The weiward weie of a man is alien fro God; but the werk of hym that is cleene, is riytful.
9 寧願住在屋頂的一角，不願與吵婦同居一室。
It is betere to sitte in the corner of an hous with oute roof, than with a womman ful of chydyng, and in a comyn hous.
10 惡人的心靈，只求邪惡；對自己友伴，毫不關懷。
The soule of an vnpitouse man desirith yuel; he schal not haue merci on his neiybore.
11 輕狂人遭受處罰，幼稚者將得明智；智慧人接受教訓，更增加自己知識。
Whanne a man ful of pestilence is punyschid, a litil man of wit schal be the wisere; and if he sueth a wijs man, he schal take kunnyng.
12 正義的上主監視惡人的家，且使惡人們都陷於災禍中。
A iust man of the hous of a wickid man thenkith, to withdrawe wickid men fro yuel.
13 誰對窮人的哀求，充耳不聞，他呼求時，也不會得到應允。
He that stoppith his eere at the cry of a pore man, schal crye also, and schal not be herd.
14 暗中相送的饋贈，可平息忿怒；投入懷中的禮物，可平息狂怒。
A yift hid quenchith chidyngis; and a yift in bosum quenchith the moost indignacioun.
15 秉公行義，能叫義人喜樂；但為作惡的人，卻是恐懼。
It is ioye to a iust man to make doom; and it is drede to hem that worchen wickidnesse.
16 凡遠離明智道路的人，必居於幽靈的集會中。
A man that errith fro the weie of doctryn, schal dwelle in the cumpany of giauntis.
17 貪愛享樂的人，必遭受窮困；喜愛酒油的人，必不會致富。
He that loueth metis, schal be in nedynesse; he that loueth wiyn and fatte thingis, schal not be maad riche.
18 惡人必將為義人作贖金，敗類也將替君子作代價。
An vnpitouse man schal be youun for a iust man; and a wickid man schal be youun for a riytful man.
19 與好爭易怒的女人同居，倒不如獨自住在曠野裏。
It is betere to dwelle in a desert lond, than with a womman ful of chidyng, and wrathful.
20 珍貴的寶藏和油，積藏在智者家裏；但糊塗愚昧的人，卻將之消耗淨盡。
Desirable tresoure and oile is in the dwelling places of a iust man; and an vnprudent man schal distrie it.
21 追求正義和仁慈的人，必將獲得生命與尊榮。
He that sueth riytfulnesse and mercy, schal fynde lijf and glorie.
22 智者必登上勇士的城邑，攻破城邑所憑倚的保壘。
A wijs man stiede `in to the citee of stronge men, and distriede the strengthe of trist therof.
23 誰謹守自己的口舌，心靈必能免受煩惱。
He that kepith his mouth and his tunge, kepith his soule from angwischis.
24 高傲的人名叫「狂人」，他行事必極端蠻橫。
A proude man and boosteere is clepid a fool, that worchith pride in ire.
25 怠惰人的手不肯操作，必為他的願望所扼殺。
Desiris sleen a slow man; for hise hondis nolden worche ony thing.
26 貪婪的人，終日貪婪；正義的人，廣施不吝。
Al dai he coueitith and desirith; but he that is a iust man, schal yyue, and schal not ceesse.
27 惡人的祭獻，已是可憎；若懷惡而獻，更將如何﹖
The offringis of wickid men, that ben offrid of greet trespas, ben abhomynable.
28 作假見證的人，必要滅亡；但善於聽的人，纔可常言。
A fals witnesse schal perische; a man obedient schal speke victorie.
29 邪惡的人，常裝腔作勢；正直的人，卻舉止檢點。
A wickid man makith sad his cheer vnschamefastli; but he that is riytful, amendith his weie.
30 任何智慧、才略或計謀，都不能與上主相對抗。
No wisdom is, no prudence is, no counsel is ayens the Lord.
31 招兵買馬，是為作作戰之日；但是勝利，卻由上主指使。
An hors is maad redi to the dai of batel; but the Lord schal yyue helthe.
