Proverbs 12
1 He that loueth chastisyng, loueth kunnyng; but he that hatith blamyngis, is vnwijs.
Whoso loveth discipline loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
2 He that is good, schal drawe to hym silf grace of the Lord; but he that tristith in hise thouytis, doith wickidli.
A good [man] obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn.
3 A man schal not be maad strong by wyckidnesse; and the root of iust men schal not be moued.
A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 A diligent womman is a coroun to hir hosebond; and rot is in the boonys of that womman, that doith thingis worthi of confusioun.
A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5 The thouytis of iust men ben domes; and the counselis of wickid men ben gileful.
The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
6 The wordis of wickid men setten tresoun to blood; the mouth of iust men schal delyuere hem.
The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7 Turne thou wickid men, and thei schulen not be; but the housis of iust men schulen dwelle perfitli.
Overthrow the wicked, and they are no [more]; but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8 A man schal be knowun bi his teching; but he that is veyn and hertles, schal be open to dispising.
A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted heart shall be despised.
9 Betere is a pore man, and sufficient to him silf, than a gloriouse man, and nedi of breed.
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
10 A iust man knowith the soulis of hise werk beestis; but the entrailis of wickid men ben cruel.
A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11 He that worchith his lond, schal be fillid with looues; but he that sueth idilnesse, is moost fool. He that is swete, lyueth in temperaunces; and in hise monestyngis he forsakith dispisyngis.
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding.
12 The desir of a wickid man is the memorial of worste thingis; but the roote of iust men schal encreesse.
The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]; but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
13 For the synnes of lippis `falling doun neiyeth to an yuel man; but a iust man schal scape fro angwisch.
In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.
14 Of the fruyt of his mouth ech man schal be fillid with goodis; and bi the werkis of hise hondis it schal be yoldun to him.
A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
15 The weie of a fool is riytful in hise iyen; but he that is wijs, herith counsels.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
16 A fool schewith anoon his ire; but he that dissymelith wrongis, is wijs.
The vexation of the fool is presently known; but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
17 He that spekith that, that he knowith, is a iuge of riytfulnesse; but he that lieth, is a gileful witnesse.
He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.
18 A man is that bihetith, and he is prickid as with the swerd of conscience; but the tunge of wise men is helthe.
There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
19 The lippe of treuthe schal be stidfast with outen ende; but he that is a sudeyn witnesse, makith redi the tunge of leesyng.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20 Gile is in the herte of hem that thenken yuels; but ioye sueth hem, that maken counsels of pees.
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21 What euere bifallith to a iust man, it schal not make hym sori; but wickid men schulen be fillid with yuel.
There shall no evil happen to a righteous [man]; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22 False lippis is abhominacioun to the Lord; but thei that don feithfuli, plesen him.
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight.
23 A fel man hilith kunnyng; and the herte of vnwise men stirith foli.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of the foolish proclaimeth folly.
24 The hond of stronge men schal haue lordschip; but the hond that is slow, schal serue to tributis.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute.
25 Morenynge in the herte of a iust man schal make hym meke; and he schal be maad glad bi a good word.
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
26 He that dispisith harm for a frend, is a iust man; but the weie of wickid men schal disseyue hem.
The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them.
27 A gileful man schal not fynde wynnyng; and the substaunce of man schal be the prijs of gold.
The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent.
28 Lijf is in the path of riytfulnesse; but the wrong weie leedith to deeth.
In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
