Proverbs 18
1 Desire he seeks [one who] separates himself on all sound wisdom he bursts out.
He that wole go a wei fro a frend, sekith occasiouns; in al tyme he schal be dispisable.
2 Not he delights a fool in understanding that except in revealing itself heart his.
A fool resseyueth not the wordis of prudence; `no but thou seie tho thingis, that ben turned in his herte.
3 When comes a wicked [person] it comes also contempt and with shame reproach.
A wickid man, whanne he cometh in to depthe of synnes, dispisith; but sclaundre and schenschipe sueth hym.
4 [are] waters Deep [the] words of [the] mouth of a person a wadi flowing a fountain of wisdom.
Deep watir is the wordis of the mouth of a man; and a stronde fletinge ouer is the welle of wisdom.
5 To lift up [the] face of a wicked [person] not [is] good to turn aside a righteous [person] in judgment.
It is not good to take the persoone of a wickid man in doom, that thou bowe awei fro the treuthe of dom.
6 [the] lips of A fool they go in strife and mouth his for blows it calls.
The lippis of a fool medlen hem silf with chidyngis; and his mouth excitith stryues.
7 [the] mouth of A fool [is] ruin of him and lips his [are] [the] snare of life his.
The mouth of a fool is defoulyng of hym; and hise lippis ben the fallynge of his soule.
8 [the] words of A slanderer [are] like delicacies and they they go down [the] chambers of [the] belly.
The wordis of a double tungid man ben as symple; and tho comen `til to the ynnere thingis of the wombe. Drede castith doun a slowe man; forsothe the soulis of men turned in to wymmens condicioun schulen haue hungur.
9 Also [one who] shows himself idle in work his [is] a brother he of a master of destruction.
He that is neisch, and vnstidfast in his werk, is the brother of a man distriynge hise werkis.
10 [is] a tower of Strength [the] name of Yahweh in it he runs a righteous [person] and he is set on high.
A strongeste tour is the name of the Lord; a iust man renneth to hym, and schal be enhaunsid.
11 [the] wealth of A rich [person] [is] [the] town of strength his and like a wall high in own imagination his.
The catel of a riche man is the citee of his strengthe; and as a stronge wal cumpassinge hym.
12 Before destruction it is haughty [the] heart of a person and [is] before honor humility.
The herte of man is enhaunsid, bifor that it be brokun; and it is maad meke, bifore that it be glorified.
13 [one who] brings back A word before he listens [is] folly it of him and ignominy.
He that answerith bifore that he herith, shewith hym silf to be a fool; and worthi of schenschipe.
14 [the] spirit of A person it will endure sickness his and a spirit stricken who? will he bear it.
The spirit of a man susteyneth his feblenesse; but who may susteyne a spirit liyt to be wrooth?
15 A heart discerning it acquires knowledge and [the] ear of wise [people] it seeks knowledge.
The herte of a prudent man schal holde stidfastli kunnyng; and the eere of wise men sekith techyng.
16 [the] gift of A person it makes space for him and before great [people] it leads him.
The yift of a man alargith his weie; and makith space to hym bifore princes.
17 [is] righteous The first in case his (and he will come *Q(K)*) neighbor his and he will examine him.
A iust man is the first accusere of hym silf; his frend cometh, and schal serche hym.
18 Contentions it puts an end to the lot and between mighty [people] it separates.
Lot ceessith ayenseiyngis; and demeth also among miyti men.
19 A brother transgressed [is] more than a town of strength (and contentions *Q(K)*) [are] like [the] bar of a fortress.
A brother that is helpid of a brothir, is as a stidfast citee; and domes ben as the barris of citees.
20 From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person it is satisfied belly his [the] produce of lips his he is satisfied.
A mannus wombe schal be fillid of the fruit of his mouth; and the seedis of hise lippis schulen fille hym.
21 Death and life [are] in [the] hand of [the] tongue and [those who] love it he will eat fruit its.
Deth and lijf ben in the werkis of tunge; thei that louen it, schulen ete the fruytis therof.
22 He finds a wife he finds a good thing and he obtained pleasure from Yahweh.
He that fyndith a good womman, fyndith a good thing; and of the Lord he schal drawe vp myrthe. He that puttith a wey a good womman, puttith awei a good thing; but he that holdith auowtresse, is a fool and vnwijs.
23 Supplications he speaks a poor [person] and a rich [person] he answers strong [words].
A pore man schal speke with bisechingis; and a riche man schal speke sterneli.
24 A person of companions [is] to be broken and there [is one who] loves cleaving more than a brother.
A man freendli to felouschipe schal more be a frend, than a brothir.
