Proverbs 14
1 Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
A wijs womman bildith hir hous; and an unwijs womman schal distrie with hondis an hous bildid.
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
A man goynge in riytful weie, and dredinge God, is dispisid of hym, that goith in a weie of yuel fame.
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
The yerde of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lippis of wijs men kepen hem.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Where oxis ben not, the cratche is void; but where ful many cornes apperen, there the strengthe of oxe is opyn.
5 A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.
A feithful witnesse schal not lie; a gileful witnesse bringith forth a leesing.
6 A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.
A scornere sekith wisdom, and he fyndith not; the teching of prudent men is esy.
7 Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.
Go thou ayens a man a fool; and he schal not knowe the lippis of prudence.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
The wisdom of a fel man is to vndirstonde his weie; and the vnwarnesse of foolis errith.
9 A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.
A fool scorneth synne; grace schal dwelle among iust men.
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
The herte that knowith the bittirnesse of his soule; a straunger schal not be meddlid in the ioie therof.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
The hous of wickid men schal be don awei; the tabernaclis of iust men schulen buriowne.
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Sotheli a weie is, that semeth iust to a man; but the laste thingis therof leden forth to deth.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
Leiyyng schal be medlid with sorewe; and morenyng ocupieth the laste thingis of ioye.
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.
A fool schal be fillid with hise weies; and a good man schal be aboue hym.
15 The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.
An innocent man bileueth to eche word; a felle man biholdith hise goyngis.
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith.
17 He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
A man vnpacient schal worche foli; and a gileful man is odiouse.
18 The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Litle men of wit schulen holde foli; and felle men schulen abide kunnyng.
19 The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
Yuel men schulen ligge bifor goode men; and vnpitouse men bifor the yatis of iust men.
20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
A pore man schal be hateful, yhe, to his neiybore; but many men ben frendis of riche men.
21 He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.
He that dispisith his neiybore, doith synne; but he that doith merci to a pore man, schal be blessid. He that bileueth in the Lord, loueth merci;
22 Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth [shall be to] them that devise good.
thei erren that worchen yuel. Merci and treuthe maken redi goodis;
23 In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
abundaunce `schal be in ech good werk. Sotheli where ful many wordis ben, there nedynesse is ofte.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.
The coroun of wise men is the richessis of hem; the fooli of foolis is vnwarnesse.
25 A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies [causeth] deceit.
A feithful witnesse delyuereth soulis; and a fals man bringith forth leesyngis.
26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.
In the drede of the Lord is triste of strengthe; and hope schal be to the sones of it.
27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
The drede of the Lord is a welle of lijf; that it bowe awei fro the fallyng of deth.
28 In the multitude of people is the king’s glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
The dignite of the king is in the multitude of puple; and the schenschipe of a prince is in the fewnesse of puple.
29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
He that is pacient, is gouerned bi myche wisdom; but he that is vnpacient, enhaunsith his foli.
30 A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
Helthe of herte is the lijf of fleischis; enuye is rot of boonys.
31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.
He that falsli chalengith a nedi man, dispisith his maker; but he that hath merci on a pore man, onourith that makere.
32 The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.
A wickid man is put out for his malice; but a iust man hopith in his deth.
33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.
Wisdom restith in the herte of a wijs man; and he schal teche alle vnlerned men.
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.
Riytfulnesse reisith a folc; synne makith puplis wretchis.
35 The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame.
A mynystre vndurstondynge is acceptable to a kyng; a mynystre vnprofitable schal suffre the wrathfulnesse of him.
