Proverbs 14
1 Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs [hers] down with her hands.
A wijs womman bildith hir hous; and an unwijs womman schal distrie with hondis an hous bildid.
2 He that walks uprightly fears the Lord; but he that is perverse in his ways shall be dishonored.
A man goynge in riytful weie, and dredinge God, is dispisid of hym, that goith in a weie of yuel fame.
3 Out of the mouth of fools [comes] a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise preserve them.
The yerde of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lippis of wijs men kepen hem.
4 Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; but where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.
Where oxis ben not, the cratche is void; but where ful many cornes apperen, there the strengthe of oxe is opyn.
5 A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.
A feithful witnesse schal not lie; a gileful witnesse bringith forth a leesing.
6 You shall seek wisdom with bad men, and shall not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.
A scornere sekith wisdom, and he fyndith not; the teching of prudent men is esy.
7 All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.
Go thou ayens a man a fool; and he schal not knowe the lippis of prudence.
8 The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; but the folly of fools leads astray.
The wisdom of a fel man is to vndirstonde his weie; and the vnwarnesse of foolis errith.
9 The houses of transgressors will need purification; but the houses of the just are acceptable.
A fool scorneth synne; grace schal dwelle among iust men.
10 [If] a man's mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; and when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride.
The herte that knowith the bittirnesse of his soule; a straunger schal not be meddlid in the ioie therof.
11 The houses of ungodly men shall be utterly destroyed; but the tabernacles of them that walk uprightly shall stand.
The hous of wickid men schal be don awei; the tabernaclis of iust men schulen buriowne.
12 There is a way which seems to be right with men, but the ends of it reach to the depths of hell. (questioned)
Sotheli a weie is, that semeth iust to a man; but the laste thingis therof leden forth to deth.
13 Grief mingles not with mirth; and joy in the end comes to grief.
Leiyyng schal be medlid with sorewe; and morenyng ocupieth the laste thingis of ioye.
14 A stout-hearted [man] shall be filled with his own ways; and a good man with his own thoughts.
A fool schal be fillid with hise weies; and a good man schal be aboue hym.
15 The simple believes every word: but the prudent man betakes himself to afterthought.
An innocent man bileueth to eche word; a felle man biholdith hise goyngis.
16 A wise man fears, and departs from evil; but the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.
A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith.
17 A passionate man acts inconsiderately; but a sensible man bears up under many things.
A man vnpacient schal worche foli; and a gileful man is odiouse.
18 Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.
Litle men of wit schulen holde foli; and felle men schulen abide kunnyng.
19 Evil men shall fall before the good; and the ungodly shall attend at the gates of the righteous.
Yuel men schulen ligge bifor goode men; and vnpitouse men bifor the yatis of iust men.
20 Friends will hate poor friends; but the friends of the rich are many.
A pore man schal be hateful, yhe, to his neiybore; but many men ben frendis of riche men.
21 He that dishonors the needy sins: but he that has pity on the poor is most blessed.
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 They that go astray devise evils: but the good devise mercy and truth. The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth: but compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good.
thei erren that worchen yuel. Merci and treuthe maken redi goodis;
23 With every one [who is] careful there is abundance: but the pleasure-taking and indolent shall be in lack.
abundaunce `schal be in ech good werk. Sotheli where ful many wordis ben, there nedynesse is ofte.
24 A prudent man is the crown of the wise: but the occupation of fools is evil.
The coroun of wise men is the richessis of hem; the fooli of foolis is vnwarnesse.
25 A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil: but a deceitful [man] kindles falsehoods.
A feithful witnesse delyuereth soulis; and a fals man bringith forth leesyngis.
26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and he leaves his children a support.
In the drede of the Lord is triste of strengthe; and hope schal be to the sones of it.
27 The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; and it causes [men] to turn aside from the snare of death.
The drede of the Lord is a welle of lijf; that it bowe awei fro the fallyng of deth.
28 In a populous nation is the glory of a king: but in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince.
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 man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.
He that is pacient, is gouerned bi myche wisdom; but he that is vnpacient, enhaunsith his foli.
30 A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart: but a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones.
Helthe of herte is the lijf of fleischis; enuye is rot of boonys.
31 He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: but he that honors him has pity upon the poor.
He that falsli chalengith a nedi man, dispisith his maker; but he that hath merci on a pore man, onourith that makere.
32 The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness: but he who is secure in his own holiness is just.
A wickid man is put out for his malice; but a iust man hopith in his deth.
33 There is wisdom in the good heart of a man: but in the heart of fools it is not discerned.
Wisdom restith in the herte of a wijs man; and he schal teche alle vnlerned men.
34 Righteousness exalts a nation: but sins diminish tribes.
Riytfulnesse reisith a folc; synne makith puplis wretchis.
35 An understanding servant is acceptable to a king; and by his good behavior he removes disgrace.
A mynystre vndurstondynge is acceptable to a kyng; a mynystre vnprofitable schal suffre the wrathfulnesse of him.
