< Proverbs 20 >
1 [is] a mocker Wine [is] noisy strong drink and any [one who] staggers in it not he is wise.
Wiyn is a letcherouse thing and drunkenesse is ful of noise; who euere delitith in these, schal not be wijs.
2 [is] a roaring Like young lion [the] terror of a king [one who] infuriates him [is] missing life his.
As the roryng of a lioun, so and the drede of the kyng; he that territh hym to ire, synneth ayens his owne lijf.
3 [is] honor To person cessation from strife and every fool he bursts out.
It is onour to a man that departith hym silf fro stryuyngis; but fonned men ben medlid with dispisyngis.
4 From winter a sluggard not he plows (and he asks *Q(K)*) at the harvest and nothing.
A slow man nolde ere for coold; therfor he schal begge in somer, and me schal not yyue to hym.
5 [is] water Deep a plan in [the] heart of a person and a person of understanding he draws out it.
As deep watir, so counsel is in the herte of a man; but a wijs man schal drawe it out.
6 A multitude of person[s] he proclaims each one loyalty his and a person of faithfulness who? will he find.
Many men ben clepid merciful; but who schal fynde a feithful man?
7 [one who] goes about In integrity his a righteous [person] how blessed! [are] sons his after him.
Forsothe a iust man that goith in his simplenesse, schal leeue blessid sones aftir hym.
8 A king [who] sits on a throne of judgment [is] winnowing with eyes his all evil.
A king that sittith in the seete of doom, distrieth al yuel bi his lokyng.
9 Who? will he say I have kept pure heart my I am pure from sin my.
Who may seie, Myn herte is clene; Y am clene of synne?
10 A weight and a weight a measure and a measure [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.
A weiyte and a weiyte, a mesure and a mesure, euer eithir is abhomynable at God.
11 Also by deeds his he makes himself known a youth if [is] pure and if [is] upright activity his.
A child is vndurstondun bi hise studies, yf his werkis ben riytful and cleene.
12 An ear [which] hears and an eye [which] sees Yahweh he has made also both of them.
An eere heringe, and an iye seynge, God made euere eithir.
13 May not you love sleep lest you should become impoverished open eyes your be satisfied food.
Nyle thou loue sleep, lest nedynesse oppresse thee; opene thin iyen, and be thou fillid with looues.
14 Bad bad he says the buyer and [he is] going away himself then he boasts.
Ech biere seith, It is yuel, it is yuel; and whanne he hath go awey, thanne he schal haue glorie.
15 There [is] gold and abundance of jewels and [are] an article of preciousness lips of knowledge.
Gold, and the multitude of iemmes, and a preciouse vessel, ben the lippis of kunnyng.
16 Take garment his for he stands surety for a stranger and for (a foreign [woman] *Q(K)*) hold in pledge it.
Take thou awei the cloth of hym, that was borewe of an othere man; and for straungeris take thou awei a wed fro hym.
17 [is] sweet To person food of falsehood and after it will be filled mouth his gravel.
The breed of a leesing is sweet to a man; and aftirward his mouth schal be fillid with rikenyng.
18 Plans by counsel it is established and by wise directions make war.
Thouytis ben maad strong bi counselis; and bateils schulen be tretid bi gouernals.
19 [is] uncovering Secret counsel [one who] goes about a slanderer and to [one who] opens lips his not you will get involved.
Be thou not medlid with him that schewith pryuetees, and goith gylefulli, and alargith hise lippis.
20 [one who] curses Father his and mother his it will be extinguished lamp his (in a time of *Q(K)*) darkness.
The liyt of hym that cursith his fadir and modir, schal be quenchid in the myddis of derknessis.
21 An inheritance (hastily gained *Q(K)*) at first and end its not it will be blessed.
Eritage to which me haastith in the bigynnyng, schal wante blessing in the laste tyme.
22 May not you say I will repay evil wait for Yahweh so may he deliver you.
Seie thou not, Y schal yelde yuel for yuel; abide thou the Lord, and he schal delyuere thee.
23 [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh a weight and a weight and balances of deceit not [are] good.
Abhomynacioun at God is weiyte and weiyte; a gileful balaunce is not good.
24 [are] from Yahweh [the] steps of a man and anyone what? will he understand own way his.
The steppis of man ben dressid of the Lord; who forsothe of men mai vndurstonde his weie?
25 A snare of a person he may say rashly holiness and after [the] vows to consider.
Falling of man is to make auow to seyntis, and aftirward to withdrawe the vowis.
26 [is] winnowing Wicked [people] a king wise and he brought back over them a wheel.
A wijs kyng scaterith wickid men; and bowith a bouwe of victorie ouer hem.
27 [the] lamp of Yahweh [is the] breath of a human [it is] searching all [the] chambers of [the] belly.
The lanterne of the Lord is the spirit of man, that sekith out alle the priuetees of the wombe.
28 Loyalty and faithfulness they preserve a king and he sustains by loyalty throne his.
Merci and treuthe kepen a kyng; and his trone is maad strong bi mekenesse.
29 [the] glory of Young men [is] strength their and [the] splendor of old [people] [is] gray hair.
The ful out ioiyng of yonge men is the strengthe of hem; and the dignyte of elde men is hoornesse.
30 Wounds of bruise[s] ([are] a cleansing *Q(K)*) evil and blows [the] chambers of [the] belly.
The wannesse of wounde schal wipe aweie yuels, and woundis in the priuyere thingis of the wombe.