Proverbs 11
1 A gileful balaunce is abhominacioun anentis God; and an euene weiyte is his wille.
balance deceit abomination LORD and stone: weight complete acceptance his
2 Where pride is, there also dispising schal be; but where meeknesse is, there also is wisdom.
to come (in): come arrogance and to come (in): come dishonor and with humble wisdom
3 The simplenesse of iust men schal dresse hem; and the disseyuyng of weiward men schal destrie hem.
integrity upright to lead them and crookedness to act treacherously (to ruin them *Q(K)*)
4 Richessis schulen not profite in the dai of veniaunce; but riytfulnesse schal delyuere fro deth.
not to gain substance in/on/with day fury and righteousness to rescue from death
5 The riytfulnesse of a simple man schal dresse his weie; and a wickid man schal falle in his wickidnesse.
righteousness unblemished: blameless to smooth way: conduct his and in/on/with wickedness his to fall: fall wicked
6 The riytfulnesse of riytful men schal delyuere hem; and wickid men schulen be takun in her aspiyngis.
righteousness upright to rescue them and in/on/with desire to act treacherously to capture
7 Whanne a wickid man is deed, noon hope schal be ferther; and abidyng of bisy men schal perische.
in/on/with death man wicked to perish hope and hope strength to perish
8 A iust man is delyuered from angwisch; and a wickid man schal be youun for hym.
righteous from distress to rescue and to come (in): come wicked underneath: instead him
9 A feynere bi mouth disseyueth his freend; but iust men schulen be deliuered bi kunnyng.
in/on/with lip profane to ruin neighbor his and in/on/with knowledge righteous to rescue
10 A citee schal be enhaunsid in the goodis of iust men; and preysyng schal be in the perdicioun of wickid men.
in/on/with goodness righteous to rejoice town and in/on/with to perish wicked cry
11 A citee schal be enhaunsid bi blessing of iust men; and it schal be distried bi the mouth of wickid men.
in/on/with blessing upright to exalt town and in/on/with lip wicked to overthrow
12 He that dispisith his freend, is nedi in herte; but a prudent man schal be stille.
to despise to/for neighbor his lacking heart and man understanding be quiet
13 He that goith gilefuli, schewith priuetees; but he that is feithful, helith the priuetee of a freend.
to go: went slander to reveal: reveal counsel and be faithful spirit to cover word: thing
14 Where a gouernour is not, the puple schal falle; but helthe `of the puple is, where ben many counsels.
in/on/with nothing counsel to fall: fall people and deliverance: victory in/on/with abundance to advise
15 He that makith feith for a straunger, schal be turmentid with yuel; but he that eschewith snaris, schal be sikur.
bad: evil be evil for to pledge be a stranger and to hate to blow to trust
16 A graciouse womman schal fynde glorie; and stronge men schulen haue richessis.
woman favor to grasp glory and ruthless to grasp riches
17 A merciful man doith wel to his soule; but he that is cruel, castith awei, yhe, kynnesmen.
to wean soul: myself his man kindness and to trouble flesh his cruel
18 A wickid man makith vnstable werk; but feithful mede is to hym, that sowith riytfulnesse.
wicked to make: do wages deception and to sow righteousness hire truth: certain
19 Merci schal make redi lijf; and the suyng of yuels `schal make redi deth.
right righteousness to/for life and to pursue distress: evil to/for death his
20 A schrewid herte is abhomynable to the Lord; and his wille is in hem, that goen symply.
abomination LORD twisted heart and acceptance his unblemished: blameless way: conduct
21 Thouy hond be in the hond, an yuel man schal not be innocent; but the seed of iust men schal be sauyd.
hand: to to/for hand: certainly not to clear bad: evil and seed: children righteous to escape
22 A goldun `sercle, ether ryng, in the `nose thrillis of a sowe, a womman fair and fool.
ring gold in/on/with face: nose swine woman beautiful and to turn aside: remove taste
23 The desir of iust men is al good; abiding of wickid men is woodnesse.
desire righteous surely good hope wicked fury
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 to scatter and to add still and to withhold from uprightness surely to/for need
25 A soule that blessith, schal be maad fat; and he that fillith, schal be fillid also.
soul: myself blessing to prosper and to quench also he/she/it to shoot
26 He that hidith wheete `in tyme, schal be cursid among the puplis; but blessyng schal come on the heed of silleris.
to withhold grain to curse him people and blessing to/for head to buy grain
27 Wel he risith eerli, that sekith good thingis; but he that is a serchere of yuels, schal be oppressid of tho.
to seek good to seek acceptance and to seek distress: evil to come (in): come him
28 He that tristith in hise richessis, schal falle; but iust men schulen buriowne as a greene leef.
to trust in/on/with riches his he/she/it to fall: fall and like/as leaf righteous to sprout
29 He that disturblith his hows, schal haue wyndis in possessioun; and he that is a fool, schal serue a wijs man.
to trouble house: household his to inherit spirit: breath and servant/slave fool(ish) to/for wise heart
30 The fruyt of a riytful man is the tre of lijf; and he that takith soulis, is a wijs man.
fruit righteous tree life and to take: take soul wise
31 If a iust man receyueth in erthe, how miche more an vnfeithful man, and synnere.
look! righteous in/on/with land: country/planet to complete also for wicked and to sin
