Proverbs 29
1 The man that with a stiff neck despiseth him that reproveth him, shall suddenly be destroyed: and health shall not follow him.
Sodeyn perischyng schal come on that man, that with hard nol dispisith a blamere; and helth schal not sue hym.
2 When just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn.
The comynalte schal be glad in the multipliyng of iust men; whanne wickid men han take prinshod, the puple schal weyle.
3 A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth bar lots, shall squander away his substance.
A man that loueth wisdom, makith glad his fadir; but he that nurschith `an hoore, schal leese catel.
4 A just king setteth up the land: a covetous man shall destroy it.
A iust king reisith the lond; an auerouse man schal distrie it.
5 A man that speaketh to his friend with flattering and dissembling words, spreadeth a net for his feet.
A man that spekith bi flaterynge and feyned wordis to his frend; spredith abrood a net to hise steppis.
6 A snare shall entangle the wicked man when he sinneth: and the just shall praise and rejoice.
A snare schal wlappe a wickid man doynge synne; and a iust man schal preise, and schal make ioye.
7 The just taketh notice of the cause of the poor: the wicked is void of knowledge.
A iust man knowith the cause of pore men; an vnpitouse man knowith not kunnyng.
8 Corrupt men bring a city to ruin: but wise men turn away wrath.
Men ful of pestilence distryen a citee; but wise men turnen awei woodnesse.
9 If a wise man contend with a fool, whether he be angry or laugh, he shall find no rest.
If a wijs man stryueth with a fool; whether he be wrooth, `ether he leiyith, he schal not fynde reste.
10 Bloodthirsty men hate the upright: but just men seek his soul.
Menquelleris haten a simple man; but iust men seken his soule.
11 A fool uttereth all his mind: a wise man deferreth, and keepeth it till afterwards.
A fool bringith forth al his spirit; a wise man dilaieth, and reserueth in to tyme comynge afterward.
12 A prince that gladly heareth lying words, hath all his servants wicked.
A prince that herith wilfuli the wordis of a leesyng; schal haue alle mynystris vnfeithful.
13 The poor man and the creditor have met one another: the Lord is the enlightener of them both.
A pore man and a leenere metten hem silf; the Lord is liytnere of euer ethir.
14 The king that judgeth the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for ever.
If a kyng demeth pore men in treuthe; his trone schal be maad stidfast with outen ende.
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but the child that is left to his own will bringeth his mother to shame.
A yerde and chastisyng schal yyue wisdom; but a child, which is left to his wille, schendith his modir.
16 When the wicked are multiplied, crimes shall be multiplied: but the just shall see their downfall.
Grete trespassis schulen be multiplied in the multipliyng of wickid men; and iust men schulen se the fallyngis of hem.
17 Instruct thy son, and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.
Teche thi sone, and he schal coumforte thee; and he schal yyue delicis to thi soule.
18 When prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keepeth the law is blessed.
Whanne prophesie faylith, the puple schal be distried; but he that kepith the lawe, is blessid.
19 A slave will not be corrected by words: because he understandeth what thou sayest, and will not answer.
A seruaunt mai not be tauyt bi wordis; for he vndirstondith that that thou seist, and dispisith for to answere.
20 Hast thou seen a man hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment.
Thou hast seyn a man swift to speke; foli schal be hopid more than his amendyng.
21 He that nourisheth his servant delicately from his childhood, afterwards shall find him stubborn.
He that nurschith his seruaunt delicatli fro childhod; schal fynde hym rebel aftirward.
22 A passionate man provoketh quarrels: and he that is easily stirred up to wrath, shall be more prone to sin.
A wrathful man territh chidingis; and he that is liyt to haue indignacioun, schal be more enclynaunt to synnes.
23 Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit.
Lownesse sueth a proude man; and glorie schal vp take a meke man of spirit.
24 He that is partaker with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth one putting him to his oath, and discovereth not.
He that takith part with a theef, hatith his soule; he herith a man chargynge greetli, and schewith not.
25 He that feareth man, shall quickly fall: he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be set on high.
He that dredith a man, schal falle soon; he that hopith in the Lord, shal be reisid.
26 Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one cometh forth from the Lord.
Many men seken the face of the prince; and the doom of alle men schal go forth of the Lord.
27 The just abhor the wicked man: and the wicked loathe them that are in the right way. The son that keepeth the word, shall be free from destruction.
Iust men han abhomynacioun of a wickid man; and wickid men han abhomynacioun of hem, that ben in a riytful weye. A sone kepynge a word, schal be out of perdicioun.
