Proverbs 13
1 A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father: but a scorner will heare no rebuke.
A wijs sone is the teching of the fadir; but he that is a scornere, herith not, whanne he is repreuyd.
2 A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.
A man schal be fillid with goodis of the fruit of his mouth; but the soule of vnpitouse men is wickid.
3 Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shall be to him.
He that kepith his mouth, kepith his soule; but he that is vnwar to speke, schal feel yuels.
4 The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
A slow man wole, and wole not; but the soule of hem that worchen schal be maad fat.
5 A righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.
A iust man schal wlate a fals word; but a wickid man schendith, and schal be schent.
6 Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.
Riytfulnesse kepith the weie of an innocent man; but wickidnesse disseyueth a synnere.
7 There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.
A man is as riche, whanne he hath no thing; and a man is as pore, whanne he is in many richessis.
8 A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.
Redempcioun of the soule of man is hise richessis; but he that is pore, suffrith not blamyng.
9 The light of the righteous reioyceth: but the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
The liyt of iust men makith glad; but the lanterne of wickid men schal be quenchid.
10 Onely by pride doeth man make contention: but with the well aduised is wisdome.
Stryues ben euere a mong proude men; but thei that don alle thingis with counsel, ben gouerned bi wisdom.
11 The riches of vanitie shall diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.
Hastid catel schal be maad lesse; but that that is gaderid litil and litil with hond, schal be multiplied.
12 The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart: but when the desire commeth, it is as a tree of life.
Hope which is dilaied, turmentith the soule; a tre of lijf is desir comyng.
13 He that despiseth the worde, hee shall be destroyed: but hee that feareth the commandement he shalbe rewarded.
He that bacbitith ony thing, byndith hym silf in to tyme to comynge; but he that dredith the comaundement, schal lyue in pees.
14 The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.
The lawe of a wise man is a welle of lijf; that he bowe awei fro the falling of deth.
15 Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.
Good teching schal yyue grace; a swolowe is in the weie of dispiseris.
16 Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.
A fel man doith alle thingis with counsel; but he that is a fool, schal opene foli.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into euill: but a faithfull ambassadour is preseruation.
The messanger of a wickid man schal falle in to yuel; a feithful messanger is helthe.
18 Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.
Nedynesse and schenschip is to him that forsakith techyng; but he that assentith to a blamere, schal be glorified.
19 A desire accomplished deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.
Desir, if it is fillid, delitith the soule; foolis wlaten hem that fleen yuels.
20 He that walketh with the wise, shalbe wise: but a companion of fooles shalbe afflicted.
He that goith with wijs men, schal be wijs; the freend of foolis schal be maad lijk hem.
21 Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense good.
Yuel pursueth synneris; and goodis schulen be yoldun to iust men.
22 The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.
A good man schal leeue aftir him eiris, sones, and the sones of sones; and the catel of a synnere is kept to a iust man.
23 Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.
Many meetis ben in the new tilid feeldis of fadris; and ben gaderid to othere men with out doom.
24 He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.
He that sparith the yerde, hatith his sone; but he that loueth him, techith bisili.
25 The righteous eateth to the contentation of his minde: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
A iust man etith, and fillith his soule; but the wombe of wickid men is vnable to be fillid.
