< Proverbs 11 >

1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
A gileful balaunce is abhominacioun anentis God; and an euene weiyte is his wille.
2 When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
Where pride is, there also dispising schal be; but where meeknesse is, there also is wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
The simplenesse of iust men schal dresse hem; and the disseyuyng of weiward men schal destrie hem.
4 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Richessis schulen not profite in the dai of veniaunce; but riytfulnesse schal delyuere fro deth.
5 The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
The riytfulnesse of a simple man schal dresse his weie; and a wickid man schal falle in his wickidnesse.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
The riytfulnesse of riytful men schal delyuere hem; and wickid men schulen be takun in her aspiyngis.
7 When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
Whanne a wickid man is deed, noon hope schal be ferther; and abidyng of bisy men schal perische.
8 The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
A iust man is delyuered from angwisch; and a wickid man schal be youun for hym.
9 With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
A feynere bi mouth disseyueth his freend; but iust men schulen be deliuered bi kunnyng.
10 When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
A citee schal be enhaunsid in the goodis of iust men; and preysyng schal be in the perdicioun of wickid men.
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
A citee schal be enhaunsid bi blessing of iust men; and it schal be distried bi the mouth of wickid men.
12 Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
He that dispisith his freend, is nedi in herte; but a prudent man schal be stille.
13 A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
He that goith gilefuli, schewith priuetees; but he that is feithful, helith the priuetee of a freend.
14 For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
Where a gouernour is not, the puple schal falle; but helthe `of the puple is, where ben many counsels.
15 He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
He that makith feith for a straunger, schal be turmentid with yuel; but he that eschewith snaris, schal be sikur.
16 A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
A graciouse womman schal fynde glorie; and stronge men schulen haue richessis.
17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
A merciful man doith wel to his soule; but he that is cruel, castith awei, yhe, kynnesmen.
18 The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
A wickid man makith vnstable werk; but feithful mede is to hym, that sowith riytfulnesse.
19 Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
Merci schal make redi lijf; and the suyng of yuels `schal make redi deth.
20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
A schrewid herte is abhomynable to the Lord; and his wille is in hem, that goen symply.
21 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
Thouy hond be in the hond, an yuel man schal not be innocent; but the seed of iust men schal be sauyd.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
A goldun `sercle, ether ryng, in the `nose thrillis of a sowe, a womman fair and fool.
23 The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
The desir of iust men is al good; abiding of wickid men is woodnesse.
24 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
Sum men departen her owne thingis, and ben maad richere; other men rauyschen thingis, that ben not hern, and ben euere in nedynesse.
25 A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
A soule that blessith, schal be maad fat; and he that fillith, schal be fillid also.
26 The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
He that hidith wheete `in tyme, schal be cursid among the puplis; but blessyng schal come on the heed of silleris.
27 He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
Wel he risith eerli, that sekith good thingis; but he that is a serchere of yuels, schal be oppressid of tho.
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
He that tristith in hise richessis, schal falle; but iust men schulen buriowne as a greene leef.
29 He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
He that disturblith his hows, schal haue wyndis in possessioun; and he that is a fool, schal serue a wijs man.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
The fruyt of a riytful man is the tre of lijf; and he that takith soulis, is a wijs man.
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
If a iust man receyueth in erthe, how miche more an vnfeithful man, and synnere.

< Proverbs 11 >