Proverbs 29
1 A person who has received many rebukes but who stiffens his neck will be broken in a moment beyond healing.
Sodeyn perischyng schal come on that man, that with hard nol dispisith a blamere; and helth schal not sue hym.
2 When righteous people increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked person is the ruler, the people sigh.
The comynalte schal be glad in the multipliyng of iust men; whanne wickid men han take prinshod, the puple schal weyle.
3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, but he who keeps company with prostitutes destroys his wealth.
A man that loueth wisdom, makith glad his fadir; but he that nurschith `an hoore, schal leese catel.
4 The king establishes the land by justice, but the one who demands bribes tears it down.
A iust king reisith the lond; an auerouse man schal distrie it.
5 A man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.
A man that spekith bi flaterynge and feyned wordis to his frend; spredith abrood a net to hise steppis.
6 In the sin of an evil person is a trap, but the righteous person sings and rejoices.
A snare schal wlappe a wickid man doynge synne; and a iust man schal preise, and schal make ioye.
7 The righteous person knows the rights of the poor; the wicked person does not understand such knowledge.
A iust man knowith the cause of pore men; an vnpitouse man knowith not kunnyng.
8 Mockers set a city on fire, but those who are wise turn away wrath.
Men ful of pestilence distryen a citee; but wise men turnen awei woodnesse.
9 When a wise person has an argument with a fool, he rages and laughs, and there will be no rest.
If a wijs man stryueth with a fool; whether he be wrooth, `ether he leiyith, he schal not fynde reste.
10 The bloodthirsty hate the one who is blameless and seek the life of the upright.
Menquelleris haten a simple man; but iust men seken his soule.
11 A fool reveals all his anger, but a wise man holds it back and calms himself down.
A fool bringith forth al his spirit; a wise man dilaieth, and reserueth in to tyme comynge afterward.
12 If a ruler pays attention to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
A prince that herith wilfuli the wordis of a leesyng; schal haue alle mynystris vnfeithful.
13 The poor person and the oppressor are similar, for Yahweh gives light to the eyes of them both.
A pore man and a leenere metten hem silf; the Lord is liytnere of euer ethir.
14 If a king judges the poor by the truth, his throne will be established forever.
If a kyng demeth pore men in treuthe; his trone schal be maad stidfast with outen ende.
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child freed from discipline puts his mother to shame.
A yerde and chastisyng schal yyue wisdom; but a child, which is left to his wille, schendith his modir.
16 When wicked people are in power, transgression increases, but righteous people will see the downfall of those wicked people.
Grete trespassis schulen be multiplied in the multipliyng of wickid men; and iust men schulen se the fallyngis of hem.
17 Discipline your son and he will give you rest; he will bring delights into your life.
Teche thi sone, and he schal coumforte thee; and he schal yyue delicis to thi soule.
18 Where there is no prophetic vision the people run wild, but the one who keeps the law is blessed.
Whanne prophesie faylith, the puple schal be distried; but he that kepith the lawe, is blessid.
19 A slave will not be corrected by words, for though he understands, there will be no response.
A seruaunt mai not be tauyt bi wordis; for he vndirstondith that that thou seist, and dispisith for to answere.
20 See a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Thou hast seyn a man swift to speke; foli schal be hopid more than his amendyng.
21 One who pampers his slave from youth, at the end of it there will be trouble.
He that nurschith his seruaunt delicatli fro childhod; schal fynde hym rebel aftirward.
22 An angry person stirs up strife and a master of rage commits many sins.
A wrathful man territh chidingis; and he that is liyt to haue indignacioun, schal be more enclynaunt to synnes.
23 A person's pride brings him low, but one who has a humble spirit will be given honor.
Lownesse sueth a proude man; and glorie schal vp take a meke man of spirit.
24 One who shares with a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse and says nothing.
He that takith part with a theef, hatith his soule; he herith a man chargynge greetli, and schewith not.
25 The fear of man makes a snare, but the one who trusts in Yahweh will be protected.
He that dredith a man, schal falle soon; he that hopith in the Lord, shal be reisid.
26 Many are those who seek the face of the ruler, but from Yahweh is justice for a person.
Many men seken the face of the prince; and the doom of alle men schal go forth of the Lord.
27 An unjust man is an abomination to righteous people, but the one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked person.
Iust men han abhomynacioun of a wickid man; and wickid men han abhomynacioun of hem, that ben in a riytful weye. A sone kepynge a word, schal be out of perdicioun.
