Proverbs 29
1 A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.
Sodeyn perischyng schal come on that man, that with hard nol dispisith a blamere; and helth schal not sue hym.
2 In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.
The comynalte schal be glad in the multipliyng of iust men; whanne wickid men han take prinshod, the puple schal weyle.
3 A man loving wisdom makes his father glad, And a friend of harlots destroys wealth.
A man that loueth wisdom, makith glad his fadir; but he that nurschith `an hoore, schal leese catel.
4 A king establishes a land by judgment, And one receiving gifts throws it down.
A iust king reisith the lond; an auerouse man schal distrie it.
5 A man taking a portion above his neighbor, Spreads a net for his own steps.
A man that spekith bi flaterynge and feyned wordis to his frend; spredith abrood a net to hise steppis.
6 A snare [is] in the transgression of the evil, And the righteous sing and rejoice.
A snare schal wlappe a wickid man doynge synne; and a iust man schal preise, and schal make ioye.
7 The righteous knows the plea of the poor, The wicked does not understand knowledge.
A iust man knowith the cause of pore men; an vnpitouse man knowith not kunnyng.
8 Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.
Men ful of pestilence distryen a citee; but wise men turnen awei woodnesse.
9 A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he has been angry, And he has laughed, and there is no rest.
If a wijs man stryueth with a fool; whether he be wrooth, `ether he leiyith, he schal not fynde reste.
10 Men of blood hate the perfect, And the upright seek his soul.
Menquelleris haten a simple man; but iust men seken his soule.
11 A fool brings out all his mind, And the wise restrains it until afterward.
A fool bringith forth al his spirit; a wise man dilaieth, and reserueth in to tyme comynge afterward.
12 A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers [are] wicked.
A prince that herith wilfuli the wordis of a leesyng; schal haue alle mynystris vnfeithful.
13 The poor and the man of frauds have met together, YHWH is enlightening the eyes of them both.
A pore man and a leenere metten hem silf; the Lord is liytnere of euer ethir.
14 A king that is judging the poor with truth, His throne is established forever.
If a kyng demeth pore men in treuthe; his trone schal be maad stidfast with outen ende.
15 A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.
A yerde and chastisyng schal yyue wisdom; but a child, which is left to his wille, schendith his modir.
16 In the multiplying of the wicked transgression multiplies, And the righteous look on their fall.
Grete trespassis schulen be multiplied in the multipliyng of wickid men; and iust men schulen se the fallyngis of hem.
17 Discipline your son, and he gives you comfort, Indeed, he gives delights to your soul.
Teche thi sone, and he schal coumforte thee; and he schal yyue delicis to thi soule.
18 A people is made naked without a vision, And whoever is keeping the Law, O his blessedness!
Whanne prophesie faylith, the puple schal be distried; but he that kepith the lawe, is blessid.
19 By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.
A seruaunt mai not be tauyt bi wordis; for he vndirstondith that that thou seist, and dispisith for to answere.
20 You have seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.
Thou hast seyn a man swift to speke; foli schal be hopid more than his amendyng.
21 Whoever is bringing up his servant delicately, from youth, [At] his latter end he is also continuator.
He that nurschith his seruaunt delicatli fro childhod; schal fynde hym rebel aftirward.
22 An angry man stirs up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.
A wrathful man territh chidingis; and he that is liyt to haue indignacioun, schal be more enclynaunt to synnes.
23 The pride of man humbles him, And humility of spirit upholds honor.
Lownesse sueth a proude man; and glorie schal vp take a meke man of spirit.
24 Whoever is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, He hears execration, and does not tell.
He that takith part with a theef, hatith his soule; he herith a man chargynge greetli, and schewith not.
25 Fear of man causes a snare, And the confident in YHWH is set on high.
He that dredith a man, schal falle soon; he that hopith in the Lord, shal be reisid.
26 Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And the judgment of each [is] from YHWH.
Many men seken the face of the prince; and the doom of alle men schal go forth of the Lord.
27 The perverse man [is] an abomination to the righteous, And the upright in the way [is] an abomination to the wicked!
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.
