Proverbs 11
1 A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will.
A gileful balaunce is abhominacioun anentis God; and an euene weiyte is his wille.
2 Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom.
Where pride is, there also dispising schal be; but where meeknesse is, there also is wisdom.
3 The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them.
The simplenesse of iust men schal dresse hem; and the disseyuyng of weiward men schal destrie hem.
4 Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death.
Richessis schulen not profite in the dai of veniaunce; but riytfulnesse schal delyuere fro deth.
5 The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.
The riytfulnesse of a simple man schal dresse his weie; and a wickid man schal falle in his wickidnesse.
6 The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares.
The riytfulnesse of riytful men schal delyuere hem; and wickid men schulen be takun in her aspiyngis.
7 When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish.
Whanne a wickid man is deed, noon hope schal be ferther; and abidyng of bisy men schal perische.
8 The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him.
A iust man is delyuered from angwisch; and a wickid man schal be youun for hym.
9 The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge.
A feynere bi mouth disseyueth his freend; but iust men schulen be deliuered bi kunnyng.
10 When it goeth well with the just the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish there shall be praise.
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 just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown.
A citee schal be enhaunsid bi blessing of iust men; and it schal be distried bi the mouth of wickid men.
12 He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace.
He that dispisith his freend, is nedi in herte; but a prudent man schal be stille.
13 He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend.
He that goith gilefuli, schewith priuetees; but he that is feithful, helith the priuetee of a freend.
14 Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel.
Where a gouernour is not, the puple schal falle; but helthe `of the puple is, where ben many counsels.
15 He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be 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 shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches.
A graciouse womman schal fynde glorie; and stronge men schulen haue richessis.
17 A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred.
A merciful man doith wel to his soule; but he that is cruel, castith awei, yhe, kynnesmen.
18 The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward.
A wickid man makith vnstable werk; but feithful mede is to hym, that sowith riytfulnesse.
19 Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death.
Merci schal make redi lijf; and the suyng of yuels `schal make redi deth.
20 A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely.
A schrewid herte is abhomynable to the Lord; and his wille is in hem, that goen symply.
21 Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved.
Thouy hond be in the hond, an yuel man schal not be innocent; but the seed of iust men schal be sauyd.
22 A golden ring in a swine’s snout, a woman fair and foolish.
A goldun `sercle, ether ryng, in the `nose thrillis of a sowe, a womman fair and fool.
23 The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation.
The desir of iust men is al good; abiding of wickid men is woodnesse.
24 Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.
Sum men departen her owne thingis, and ben maad richere; other men rauyschen thingis, that ben not hern, and ben euere in nedynesse.
25 The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself.
A soule that blessith, schal be maad fat; and he that fillith, schal be fillid also.
26 He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell.
He that hidith wheete `in tyme, schal be cursid among the puplis; but blessyng schal come on the heed of silleris.
27 Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them.
Wel he risith eerli, that sekith good thingis; but he that is a serchere of yuels, schal be oppressid of tho.
28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf.
He that tristith in hise richessis, schal falle; but iust men schulen buriowne as a greene leef.
29 He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise.
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 just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth 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 just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner.
If a iust man receyueth in erthe, how miche more an vnfeithful man, and synnere.
