Proverbs 15
1 answer tender to return: turn back rage and word toil to ascend: establish face: anger
A soft answere brekith ire; an hard word reisith woodnesse.
2 tongue wise be good knowledge and lip fool to bubble folly
The tunge of wise men ourneth kunnyng; the mouth of foolis buylith out foli.
3 in/on/with all place eye LORD to watch bad: evil and pleasant
In ech place the iyen of the Lord biholden good men, and yuel men.
4 healing tongue tree life and crookedness in/on/with her breaking in/on/with spirit
A plesaunt tunge is the tre of lijf; but the tunge which is vnmesurable, schal defoule the spirit.
5 fool(ish) to spurn discipline father his and to keep: look at argument be shrewd
A fool scorneth the techyng of his fadir; but he that kepith blamyngis, schal be maad wisere. Moost vertu schal be in plenteuouse riytfulnesse; but the thouytis of wickid men schulen be drawun vp bi the roote.
6 house: home righteous wealth many and in/on/with produce wicked to trouble
The hous of a iust man is moost strengthe; and disturbling is in the fruitis of a wickid man.
7 lips wise to scatter knowledge and heart fool not right
The lippis of wise men schulen sowe abrood kunnyng; the herte of foolis schal be vnlijc.
8 sacrifice wicked abomination LORD and prayer upright acceptance his
The sacrifices of wickyd men ben abhomynable to the Lord; avowis of iust men ben plesaunt.
9 abomination LORD way: conduct wicked and to pursue righteousness to love: lover
The lijf of the vnpitouse man is abhomynacioun to the Lord; he that sueth riytfulnesse, schal be loued of the Lord.
10 discipline bad: harmful to/for to leave: forsake way to hate argument to die
Yuel teching is of men forsakinge the weie of lijf; he that hatith blamyngis, schal die.
Helle and perdicioun ben open bifor the Lord; hou myche more the hertis of sones of men. (Sheol h7585)
12 not to love: lover to mock to rebuke to/for him to(wards) wise not to go: went
A man ful of pestilence loueth not hym that repreueth him; and he goith not to wyse men.
13 heart glad be good face and in/on/with injury heart spirit stricken
A ioiful herte makith glad the face; the spirit is cast doun in the morenyng of soule.
14 heart to understand to seek knowledge (and lip *Q(K)*) fool to pasture folly
The herte of a wijs man sekith techyng; and the mouth of foolis is fed with vnkunnyng.
15 all day afflicted bad: evil and pleasant heart feast continually
Alle the daies of a pore man ben yuele; a sikir soule is a contynuel feeste.
16 pleasant little in/on/with fear LORD from treasure many and tumult in/on/with him
Betere is a litil with the drede of the Lord, than many tresouris and vnfillable.
17 pleasant ration herb and love there from cattle to fatten and hating in/on/with him
It is betere to be clepid to wortis with charite, than with hatrede to a calf maad fat.
18 man rage to stir up strife and slow face: anger to quiet strife
A wrathful man reisith chidyngis; he that is pacient, swagith chidyngis reisid.
19 way: conduct sluggish like/as hedge briar and way upright to build
The weie of slow men is an hegge of thornes; the weie of iust men is with out hirtyng.
20 son: child wise to rejoice father and fool man to despise mother his
A wise sone makith glad the fadir; and a fonned man dispisith his modir.
21 folly joy to/for lacking heart and man understanding (to smooth *L(abh)*) to go: walk
Foli is ioye to a fool; and a prudent man schal dresse hise steppis.
22 to break plot in/on/with nothing counsel and in/on/with abundance to advise to arise: establish
Thouytis ben distried, where no counsel is; but where many counseleris ben, tho ben confermyd.
23 joy to/for man in/on/with answer lip his and word in/on/with time his what? pleasant
A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a couenable word is best.
24 way life to/for above [to] to/for be prudent because to turn aside: depart from hell: Sheol beneath (Sheol h7585)
The path of lijf is on a lernyd man; that he bowe awei fro the laste helle. (Sheol h7585)
25 house: home proud to pull LORD and to stand border: boundary widow
The Lord schal distrie the hows of proude men; and he schal make stidefast the coostis of a widewe.
26 abomination LORD plot bad: evil and pure word pleasantness
Iuele thouytis is abhomynacioun of the Lord; and a cleene word moost fair schal be maad stidfast of hym.
27 to trouble house: household his to cut off: to gain unjust-gain and to hate gift to live
He that sueth aueryce, disturblith his hous; but he that hatith yiftis schal lyue. Synnes ben purgid bi merci and feith; ech man bowith awei fro yuel bi the drede of the Lord.
28 heart righteous to mutter to/for to answer and lip wicked to bubble bad: evil
The soule of a iust man bithenkith obedience; the mouth of wickid men is ful of yuelis.
29 distant LORD from wicked and prayer righteous to hear: hear
The Lord is fer fro wickid men; and he schal here the preyers of iust men.
30 light eye to rejoice heart tidings pleasant to prosper bone
The liyt of iyen makith glad the soule; good fame makith fat the boonys.
31 ear to hear: hear argument life in/on/with entrails: among wise to lodge
The eere that herith the blamyngis of lijf, schal dwelle in the myddis of wise men.
32 to neglect discipline to reject soul: myself his and to hear: hear argument to buy heart
He that castith awei chastisyng, dispisith his soule; but he that assentith to blamyngis, is pesible holdere of the herte.
33 fear LORD discipline: instruction wisdom and to/for face: before glory humility
The drede of the Lord is teching of wisdom; and mekenesse goith bifore glorie.
