Proverbs 11
1 A gileful balaunce is abhominacioun anentis God; and an euene weiyte is his wille.
False balances are an abomination vnto the Lord: but a perfite weight pleaseth him.
2 Where pride is, there also dispising schal be; but where meeknesse is, there also is wisdom.
When pride commeth, then commeth shame: but with the lowly is wisdome.
3 The simplenesse of iust men schal dresse hem; and the disseyuyng of weiward men schal destrie hem.
The vprightnes of the iust shall guide them: but the frowardnes of the transgressers shall destroy them.
4 Richessis schulen not profite in the dai of veniaunce; but riytfulnesse schal delyuere fro deth.
Riches auaile not in the day of wrath: but righteousnes deliuereth from death.
5 The riytfulnesse of a simple man schal dresse his weie; and a wickid man schal falle in his wickidnesse.
The righteousnes of the vpright shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall in his owne wickednes.
6 The riytfulnesse of riytful men schal delyuere hem; and wickid men schulen be takun in her aspiyngis.
The righteousnesse of the iust shall deliuer them: but the transgressers shall be taken in their owne wickednes.
7 Whanne a wickid man is deed, noon hope schal be ferther; and abidyng of bisy men schal perische.
When a wicked man dieth, his hope perisheth, and the hope of the vniust shall perish.
8 A iust man is delyuered from angwisch; and a wickid man schal be youun for hym.
The righteous escapeth out of trouble, and the wicked shall come in his steade.
9 A feynere bi mouth disseyueth his freend; but iust men schulen be deliuered bi kunnyng.
An hypocrite with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but the righteous shall be deliuered by knowledge.
10 A citee schal be enhaunsid in the goodis of iust men; and preysyng schal be in the perdicioun of wickid men.
In the prosperitie of the righteous the citie reioyceth, and when the wicked perish, there is ioye.
11 A citee schal be enhaunsid bi blessing of iust men; and it schal be distried bi the mouth of wickid men.
By the blessing of the righteous, the citie is exalted: but it is subuerted by the mouth of the wicked.
12 He that dispisith his freend, is nedi in herte; but a prudent man schal be stille.
He that despiseth his neighbour, is destitute of wisedome: but a man of vnderstanding will keepe silence.
13 He that goith gilefuli, schewith priuetees; but he that is feithful, helith the priuetee of a freend.
Hee that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth a secret: but hee that is of a faithfull heart concealeth a matter.
14 Where a gouernour is not, the puple schal falle; but helthe `of the puple is, where ben many counsels.
Where no counsell is, the people fall: but where many counsellers are, there is health.
15 He that makith feith for a straunger, schal be turmentid with yuel; but he that eschewith snaris, schal be sikur.
Hee shall be sore vexed, that is suretie for a stranger, and he that hateth suretiship, is sure.
16 A graciouse womman schal fynde glorie; and stronge men schulen haue richessis.
A gracious woman atteineth honour, and the strong men atteine riches.
17 A merciful man doith wel to his soule; but he that is cruel, castith awei, yhe, kynnesmen.
Hee that is mercifull, rewardeth his owne soule: but he that troubleth his own flesh, is cruel.
18 A wickid man makith vnstable werk; but feithful mede is to hym, that sowith riytfulnesse.
The wicked worketh a deceitful worke: but hee that soweth righteousnes, shall receiue a sure rewarde.
19 Merci schal make redi lijf; and the suyng of yuels `schal make redi deth.
As righteousnes leadeth to life: so hee that followeth euill, seeketh his owne death.
20 A schrewid herte is abhomynable to the Lord; and his wille is in hem, that goen symply.
They that are of a froward heart, are abomination to the Lord: but they that are vpright in their way, are his delite.
21 Thouy hond be in the hond, an yuel man schal not be innocent; but the seed of iust men schal be sauyd.
Though hande ioyne in hande, the wicked shall not be vnpunished: but the seede of the righteous shall escape.
22 A goldun `sercle, ether ryng, in the `nose thrillis of a sowe, a womman fair and fool.
As a iewell of golde in a swines snoute: so is a faire woman, which lacketh discretion.
23 The desir of iust men is al good; abiding of wickid men is woodnesse.
The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation.
24 Sum men departen her owne thingis, and ben maad richere; other men rauyschen thingis, that ben not hern, and ben euere in nedynesse.
There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.
25 A soule that blessith, schal be maad fat; and he that fillith, schal be fillid also.
The liberall person shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shall also haue raine.
26 He that hidith wheete `in tyme, schal be cursid among the puplis; but blessyng schal come on the heed of silleris.
He that withdraweth the corne, the people will curse him: but blessing shalbe vpon the head of him that selleth corne.
27 Wel he risith eerli, that sekith good thingis; but he that is a serchere of yuels, schal be oppressid of tho.
He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh euill, it shall come to him.
28 He that tristith in hise richessis, schal falle; but iust men schulen buriowne as a greene leef.
He that trusteth in his riches, shall fall: but the righteous shall florish as a leafe.
29 He that disturblith his hows, schal haue wyndis in possessioun; and he that is a fool, schal serue a wijs man.
He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.
30 The fruyt of a riytful man is the tre of lijf; and he that takith soulis, is a wijs man.
The fruite of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth soules, is wise.
31 If a iust man receyueth in erthe, how miche more an vnfeithful man, and synnere.
Beholde, the righteous shalbe recompensed in the earth: howe much more the wicked and the sinner?
