Proverbs 14
1 Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
A wijs womman bildith hir hous; and an unwijs womman schal distrie with hondis an hous bildid.
2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
A man goynge in riytful weie, and dredinge God, is dispisid of hym, that goith in a weie of yuel fame.
3 The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect 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 crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Where oxis ben not, the cratche is void; but where ful many cornes apperen, there the strengthe of oxe is opyn.
5 A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
A feithful witnesse schal not lie; a gileful witnesse bringith forth a leesing.
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
A scornere sekith wisdom, and he fyndith not; the teching of prudent men is esy.
7 Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.
Go thou ayens a man a fool; and he schal not knowe the lippis of prudence.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
The wisdom of a fel man is to vndirstonde his weie; and the vnwarnesse of foolis errith.
9 Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.
A fool scorneth synne; grace schal dwelle among iust men.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
The herte that knowith the bittirnesse of his soule; a straunger schal not be meddlid in the ioie therof.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
The hous of wickid men schal be don awei; the tabernaclis of iust men schulen buriowne.
12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
Sotheli a weie is, that semeth iust to a man; but the laste thingis therof leden forth to deth.
13 Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
Leiyyng schal be medlid with sorewe; and morenyng ocupieth the laste thingis of ioye.
14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
A fool schal be fillid with hise weies; and a good man schal be aboue hym.
15 A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
An innocent man bileueth to eche word; a felle man biholdith hise goyngis.
16 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but the fool is arrogant and reckless.
A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith.
17 He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
A man vnpacient schal worche foli; and a gileful man is odiouse.
18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Litle men of wit schulen holde foli; and felle men schulen abide kunnyng.
19 The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Yuel men schulen ligge bifor goode men; and vnpitouse men bifor the yatis of iust men.
20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
A pore man schal be hateful, yhe, to his neiybore; but many men ben frendis of riche men.
21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
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 Do they not go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
thei erren that worchen yuel. Merci and treuthe maken redi goodis;
23 In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
abundaunce `schal be in ech good werk. Sotheli where ful many wordis ben, there nedynesse is ofte.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
The coroun of wise men is the richessis of hem; the fooli of foolis is vnwarnesse.
25 A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
A feithful witnesse delyuereth soulis; and a fals man bringith forth leesyngis.
26 In the fear of the LORD is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
In the drede of the Lord is triste of strengthe; and hope schal be to the sones of it.
27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.
The drede of the Lord is a welle of lijf; that it bowe awei fro the fallyng of deth.
28 In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the 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 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
He that is pacient, is gouerned bi myche wisdom; but he that is vnpacient, enhaunsith his foli.
30 The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
Helthe of herte is the lijf of fleischis; enuye is rot of boonys.
31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
He that falsli chalengith a nedi man, dispisith his maker; but he that hath merci on a pore man, onourith that makere.
32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but the righteous has a refuge in his death.
A wickid man is put out for his malice; but a iust man hopith in his deth.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.
Wisdom restith in the herte of a wijs man; and he schal teche alle vnlerned men.
34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
Riytfulnesse reisith a folc; synne makith puplis wretchis.
35 The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.
A mynystre vndurstondynge is acceptable to a kyng; a mynystre vnprofitable schal suffre the wrathfulnesse of him.
