Proverbs 12
1 He that loueth chastisyng, loueth kunnyng; but he that hatith blamyngis, is vnwijs.
Whoever is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoever is hating 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.
The good brings forth favor from YHWH, And the man of wicked schemes He condemns.
3 A man schal not be maad strong by wyckidnesse; and the root of iust men schal not be moued.
A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not 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 virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame.
5 The thouytis of iust men ben domes; and the counselis of wickid men ben gileful.
The thoughts of the righteous [are] justice, The counsels of the wicked—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]: “Lay [in] wait for blood,” And the mouth of the upright delivers 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 not, And the house of the righteous stands.
8 A man schal be knowun bi his teching; but he that is veyn and hertles, schal be open to dispising.
A man is praised according to his wisdom, And the perverted of heart becomes despised.
9 Betere is a pore man, and sufficient to him silf, than a gloriouse man, and nedi of breed.
Better [is] the lightly esteemed who has a servant, Than the self-honored who lacks bread.
10 A iust man knowith the soulis of hise werk beestis; but the entrailis of wickid men ben cruel.
The righteous knows the life of his beast, And the 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.
Whoever is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoever is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
12 The desir of a wickid man is the memorial of worste thingis; but the roote of iust men schal encreesse.
The wicked has desired the net of evildoers, And the root of the righteous gives.
13 For the synnes of lippis `falling doun neiyeth to an yuel man; but a iust man schal scape fro angwisch.
The snare of the wicked [is] in transgression of the lips, And the righteous goes out from distress.
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.
One [is] satisfied [with] good from the fruit of the mouth, And the deed of man’s hands returns to 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, And whoever is listening to counsel [is] wise.
16 A fool schewith anoon his ire; but he that dissymelith wrongis, is wijs.
The fool—his anger is known in a day, And the prudent is covering shame.
17 He that spekith that, that he knowith, is a iuge of riytfulnesse; but he that lieth, is a gileful witnesse.
Whoever utters faithfulness declares righteousness, And 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.
A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
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 is established forever, And a tongue of falsehood 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 those devising evil, But for counselors of peace—joy.
21 What euere bifallith to a iust man, it schal not make hym sori; but wickid men schulen be fillid with yuel.
No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.
22 False lippis is abhominacioun to the Lord; but thei that don feithfuli, plesen him.
Lying lips [are] an abomination to YHWH, And steadfast doers [are] his delight.
23 A fel man hilith kunnyng; and the herte of vnwise men stirith foli.
A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaims 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 rules, And slothfulness becomes tributary.
25 Morenynge in the herte of a iust man schal make hym meke; and he schal be maad glad bi a good word.
Sorrow in the heart of a man bows down, And a good word makes him glad.
26 He that dispisith harm for a frend, is a iust man; but the weie of wickid men schal disseyue hem.
The righteous searches his companion, And the way of the wicked causes them to err.
27 A gileful man schal not fynde wynnyng; and the substaunce of man schal be the prijs of gold.
The slothful does not roast his game, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
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 way of [that] path [is] no death!
