Proverbs 14
1 Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears 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 who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
A man goynge in riytful weie, and dredinge God, is dispisid of hym, that goith in a weie of yuel fame.
3 The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
The yerde of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lippis of wijs men kepen hem.
4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through 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 An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
A feithful witnesse schal not lie; a gileful witnesse bringith forth a leesing.
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
A scornere sekith wisdom, and he fyndith not; the teching of prudent men is esy.
7 Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
Go thou ayens a man a fool; and he schal not knowe the lippis of prudence.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
The wisdom of a fel man is to vndirstonde his weie; and the vnwarnesse of foolis errith.
9 Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
A fool scorneth synne; grace schal dwelle among iust men.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in 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 will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
The hous of wickid men schal be don awei; the tabernaclis of iust men schulen buriowne.
12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way 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 may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
Leiyyng schal be medlid with sorewe; and morenyng ocupieth the laste thingis of ioye.
14 The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
A fool schal be fillid with hise weies; and a good man schal be aboue hym.
15 The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
An innocent man bileueth to eche word; a felle man biholdith hise goyngis.
16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith.
17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man 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 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 man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
A pore man schal be hateful, yhe, to his neiybore; but many men ben frendis of riche men.
21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
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 not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
thei erren that worchen yuel. Merci and treuthe maken redi goodis;
23 There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
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 wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
The coroun of wise men is the richessis of hem; the fooli of foolis is vnwarnesse.
25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
A feithful witnesse delyuereth soulis; and a fals man bringith forth leesyngis.
26 He who fears the LORD is secure in 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 the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man 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 A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
The dignite of the king is in the multitude of puple; and the schenschipe of a prince is in the fewnesse of puple.
29 A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
He that is pacient, is gouerned bi myche wisdom; but he that is vnpacient, enhaunsith his foli.
30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
Helthe of herte is the lijf of fleischis; enuye is rot of boonys.
31 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors 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 man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
A wickid man is put out for his malice; but a iust man hopith in his deth.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
Wisdom restith in the herte of a wijs man; and he schal teche alle vnlerned men.
34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
Riytfulnesse reisith a folc; synne makith puplis wretchis.
35 A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
A mynystre vndurstondynge is acceptable to a kyng; a mynystre vnprofitable schal suffre the wrathfulnesse of him.
