Proverbs 11
1 A gileful balaunce is abhominacioun anentis God; and an euene weiyte is his wille.
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
2 Where pride is, there also dispising schal be; but where meeknesse is, there also is wisdom.
Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
3 The simplenesse of iust men schal dresse hem; and the disseyuyng of weiward men schal destrie hem.
The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
4 Richessis schulen not profite in the dai of veniaunce; but riytfulnesse schal delyuere fro deth.
Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
5 The riytfulnesse of a simple man schal dresse his weie; and a wickid man schal falle in his wickidnesse.
The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
6 The riytfulnesse of riytful men schal delyuere hem; and wickid men schulen be takun in her aspiyngis.
The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
7 Whanne a wickid man is deed, noon hope schal be ferther; and abidyng of bisy men schal perische.
In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
8 A iust man is delyuered from angwisch; and a wickid man schal be youun for hym.
The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
9 A feynere bi mouth disseyueth his freend; but iust men schulen be deliuered bi kunnyng.
With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
10 A citee schal be enhaunsid in the goodis of iust men; and preysyng schal be in the perdicioun of wickid men.
In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
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 upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
12 He that dispisith his freend, is nedi in herte; but a prudent man schal be stille.
Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
13 He that goith gilefuli, schewith priuetees; but he that is feithful, helith the priuetee of a freend.
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
14 Where a gouernour is not, the puple schal falle; but helthe `of the puple is, where ben many counsels.
Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
15 He that makith feith for a straunger, schal be turmentid with yuel; but he that eschewith snaris, schal be sikur.
Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
16 A graciouse womman schal fynde glorie; and stronge men schulen haue richessis.
A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
17 A merciful man doith wel to his soule; but he that is cruel, castith awei, yhe, kynnesmen.
A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
18 A wickid man makith vnstable werk; but feithful mede is to hym, that sowith riytfulnesse.
The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.
19 Merci schal make redi lijf; and the suyng of yuels `schal make redi deth.
Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.
20 A schrewid herte is abhomynable to the Lord; and his wille is in hem, that goen symply.
An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
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 hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
22 A goldun `sercle, ether ryng, in the `nose thrillis of a sowe, a womman fair and fool.
A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
23 The desir of iust men is al good; abiding of wickid men is woodnesse.
The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
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 who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
25 A soule that blessith, schal be maad fat; and he that fillith, schal be fillid also.
A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
26 He that hidith wheete `in tyme, schal be cursid among the puplis; but blessyng schal come on the heed of silleris.
Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
27 Wel he risith eerli, that sekith good thingis; but he that is a serchere of yuels, schal be oppressid of tho.
Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.
28 He that tristith in hise richessis, schal falle; but iust men schulen buriowne as a greene leef.
Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
29 He that disturblith his hows, schal haue wyndis in possessioun; and he that is a fool, schal serue a wijs man.
Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
30 The fruyt of a riytful man is the tre of lijf; and he that takith soulis, is a wijs man.
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
31 If a iust man receyueth in erthe, how miche more an vnfeithful man, and synnere.
Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
