Proverbs 10
1 proverb Solomon son: child wise to rejoice father and son: child fool grief mother his
The parablis of Salomon. A wijs sone makith glad the fadir; but a fonned sone is the sorewe of his modir.
2 not to gain treasure wickedness and righteousness to rescue from death
Tresouris of wickidnesse schulen not profite; but riytfulnesse schal delyuere fro deth.
3 not be hungry LORD soul: appetite righteous and desire wicked to thrust
The Lord schal not turmente the soule of a iust man with hungur; and he schal distrie the tresouns of vnpitouse men.
4 be poor to make palm slackness and hand sharp to enrich
A slow hond hath wrouyt nedynesse; but the hond of stronge men makith redi richessis. Forsothe he that enforsith to gete `ony thing bi leesyngis, fedith the wyndis; sotheli the same man sueth briddis fleynge.
5 to gather in/on/with summer son: child be prudent to sleep in/on/with harvest son: child be ashamed
He that gaderith togidere in heruest, is a wijs sone; but he that slepith in sommer, is a sone of confusioun.
6 blessing to/for head righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
The blessing of God is ouer the heed of a iust man; but wickidnesse hilith the mouth of wickid men.
7 memorial righteous to/for blessing and name wicked to rot
The mynde of a iust man schal be with preisingis; and the name of wickid men schal wexe rotun.
8 wise heart to take: recieve commandment and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
A wijs man schal resseyue comaundementis with herte; a fool is betun with lippis.
9 to go: walk in/on/with integrity to go: walk security and to twist way: conduct his to know
He that goith simpli, goith tristili; but he that makith schrewid hise weies, schal be opyn.
10 to wink eye to give: give injury and fool(ish) lip: words to ruin
He that bekeneth with the iye, schal yyue sorewe; a fool schal be betun with lippis.
11 fountain life lip righteous and lip wicked to cover violence
The veyne of lijf is the mouth of a iust man; but the mouth of wickid men hilith wickidnesse.
12 hating to rouse strife and upon all transgression to cover love
Hatrede reisith chidingis; and charite hilith alle synnes.
13 in/on/with lips to understand to find wisdom and tribe: staff to/for back lacking heart
Wisdom is foundun in the lippis of a wise man; and a yerd in the bak of him that is nedi of herte.
14 wise to treasure knowledge and lip fool(ish) terror near
Wise men hiden kunnyng; but the mouth of a fool is nexte to confusioun.
15 substance rich town strength his terror poor poverty their
The catel of a riche man is the citee of his strengthe; the drede of pore men is the nedynesse of hem.
16 wages righteous to/for life produce wicked to/for sin
The werk of a iust man is to lijf; but the fruyt of a wickid man is to synne.
17 way to/for life to keep: careful discipline and to leave: neglect argument to go astray
The weie of lijf is to him that kepith chastising; but he that forsakith blamyngis, errith.
18 to cover hating lips deception and to come out: speak slander he/she/it fool
False lippis hiden hatrede; he that bringith forth dispisinge is vnwijs.
19 in/on/with abundance word not to cease transgression and to withhold lips his be prudent
Synne schal not faile in myche spekyng; but he that mesurith hise lippis, is moost prudent.
20 silver: money to choose tongue righteous heart wicked like/as little
Chosun siluer is the tunge of a iust man; the herte of wickid men is for nouyt.
21 lips righteous to pasture many and fool(ish) in/on/with lacking heart to die
The lippis of a iust man techen ful manye men; but thei that ben vnlerned, schulen die in nedinesse of herte.
22 blessing LORD he/she/it to enrich and not to add toil with her
The blessing of the Lord makith riche men; and turment schal not be felowschipid to hem.
23 like/as laughter to/for fool to make: do wickedness and wisdom to/for man understanding
A fool worchith wickidnesse as bi leiyyng; but `wisdom is prudence to a man.
24 fear wicked he/she/it to come (in): come him and desire righteous to give: give
That that a wickid man dredith, schal come on hym; the desire of iust men schalbe youun to hem.
25 like/as to pass whirlwind and nothing wicked and righteous foundation forever: enduring
As a tempeste passynge, a wickid man schal not be; but a iust man schal be as an euerlastynge foundement.
26 like/as vinegar to/for tooth and like/as smoke to/for eye so [the] sluggish to/for to send: depart him
As vynegre noieth the teeth, and smoke noieth the iyen; so a slow man noieth hem that senten hym in the weie.
27 fear LORD to add: again day and year wicked be short
The drede of the Lord encreesith daies; and the yeeris of wickid men schulen be maad schort.
28 hope righteous joy and hope wicked to perish
Abiding of iust men is gladnesse; but the hope of wickid men schal perische.
29 security to/for integrity way: conduct LORD and terror to/for to work evil: wickedness
The strengthe of a symple man is the weie of the Lord; and drede to hem that worchen yuel.
30 righteous to/for forever: any time not to shake and wicked not to dwell land: country/planet
A iust man schal not be moued with outen ende; but wickid men schulen not dwelle on the erthe.
31 lip righteous to bear fruit wisdom and tongue perversity to cut: cut
The mouth of a iust man schal bringe forth wisdom; the tunge of schrewis schal perische.
32 lips righteous to know [emph?] acceptance and lip wicked perversity
The lippis of a iust man biholden pleasaunt thingis; and the mouth of wickid men byholdith weiward thingis.
