Proverbs 10
1 The parablis of Salomon. A wijs sone makith glad the fadir; but a fonned sone is the sorewe of his modir.
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son, maketh a glad father, but, a foolish son, is the grief of his mother.
2 Tresouris of wickidnesse schulen not profite; but riytfulnesse schal delyuere fro deth.
The treasures of lawlessness, do not profit, but, righteousness, delivereth from death.
3 The Lord schal not turmente the soule of a iust man with hungur; and he schal distrie the tresouns of vnpitouse men.
Yahweh, suffereth not to famish, the soul of the righteous, but, the desire of the lawless, he thrusteth away.
4 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.
He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
5 He that gaderith togidere in heruest, is a wijs sone; but he that slepith in sommer, is a sone of confusioun.
He that gathereth in summer, is a prudent son, he that sleepeth long in harvest, is a son causing shame.
6 The blessing of God is ouer the heed of a iust man; but wickidnesse hilith the mouth of wickid men.
Blessings, are for the head of the righteous man, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth up wrong.
7 The mynde of a iust man schal be with preisingis; and the name of wickid men schal wexe rotun.
The memory of the righteous, yieldeth blessing, but, the name of the lawless, dieth out.
8 A wijs man schal resseyue comaundementis with herte; a fool is betun with lippis.
The wise in heart, will accept commandments, but, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust away.
9 He that goith simpli, goith tristili; but he that makith schrewid hise weies, schal be opyn.
He that walketh uprightly, may walk securely, but, he that maketh crooked his ways, shall be found out.
10 He that bekeneth with the iye, schal yyue sorewe; a fool schal be betun with lippis.
He that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow, and, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust aside.
11 The veyne of lijf is the mouth of a iust man; but the mouth of wickid men hilith wickidnesse.
A well-spring of life, is the mouth of the righteous, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth wrong.
12 Hatrede reisith chidingis; and charite hilith alle synnes.
Hatred, stirreth up strifes, but, over all transgressions, love throweth a covering.
13 Wisdom is foundun in the lippis of a wise man; and a yerd in the bak of him that is nedi of herte.
In the lips of the intelligent, is found wisdom, but, a rod, is for the back of him that lacketh sense.
14 Wise men hiden kunnyng; but the mouth of a fool is nexte to confusioun.
Wise men, treasure up knowledge, but, the mouth of the foolish, is a terror near at hand.
15 The catel of a riche man is the citee of his strengthe; the drede of pore men is the nedynesse of hem.
The substance of the rich, is his strong city, the terror of the poor, is their poverty.
16 The werk of a iust man is to lijf; but the fruyt of a wickid man is to synne.
The labour of the righteous, [leadeth] to life, the increase of the lawless, to sin.
17 The weie of lijf is to him that kepith chastising; but he that forsakith blamyngis, errith.
On the way to life, is he that heedeth correction, but, he that hateth reproof, is going astray.
18 False lippis hiden hatrede; he that bringith forth dispisinge is vnwijs.
He that concealeth hatred, hath false lips, and he that sendeth forth slander, the same, is a dullard.
19 Synne schal not faile in myche spekyng; but he that mesurith hise lippis, is moost prudent.
In the multitude of words, there wanteth not transgression, but, he that restraineth his lips, sheweth prudence.
20 Chosun siluer is the tunge of a iust man; the herte of wickid men is for nouyt.
Choice silver, is the tongue of the righteous, but, the sense of the lawless, is very small.
21 The lippis of a iust man techen ful manye men; but thei that ben vnlerned, schulen die in nedinesse of herte.
The lips of the righteous, feed multitudes, but, the foolish, for lack of sense, shall die.
22 The blessing of the Lord makith riche men; and turment schal not be felowschipid to hem.
The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.
23 A fool worchith wickidnesse as bi leiyyng; but `wisdom is prudence to a man.
It is, mere sport to a stupid man, to commit lewdness, but, wisdom, pertaineth to a man of understanding.
24 That that a wickid man dredith, schal come on hym; the desire of iust men schalbe youun to hem.
The dread of the lawless one, the same, shall overtake him, but, the desire of the righteous, shall he granted.
25 As a tempeste passynge, a wickid man schal not be; but a iust man schal be as an euerlastynge foundement.
Like the passing away of a tempest, so the lawless one is not, but, the righteous, [hath] an age-abiding foundation.
26 As vynegre noieth the teeth, and smoke noieth the iyen; so a slow man noieth hem that senten hym in the weie.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so, is the sluggard, to them who send him.
27 The drede of the Lord encreesith daies; and the yeeris of wickid men schulen be maad schort.
The reverence of Yahweh, addeth days, but, the years of the lawless, shall be shortened.
28 Abiding of iust men is gladnesse; but the hope of wickid men schal perische.
The hope of the righteous, shall be gladness, but, the expectation of the lawless, shall vanish.
29 The strengthe of a symple man is the weie of the Lord; and drede to hem that worchen yuel.
A refuge for the blameless, is the path of Yahweh, but, destruction, [awaiteth] the workers of iniquity.
30 A iust man schal not be moued with outen ende; but wickid men schulen not dwelle on the erthe.
The righteous, to times age-abiding, shall remain unshaken, but, the lawless, shall not inhabit the earth.
31 The mouth of a iust man schal bringe forth wisdom; the tunge of schrewis schal perische.
The mouth of the righteous, beareth the fruit of wisdom, but, a perverse tongue, shall be cut off.
32 The lippis of a iust man biholden pleasaunt thingis; and the mouth of wickid men byholdith weiward thingis.
The lips of the righteous, know what is pleasing, but, the mouth of the lawless, [speaketh] perversities.
