Proverbs 12
1 He that loueth chastisyng, loueth kunnyng; but he that hatith blamyngis, is vnwijs.
He that loveth correction, 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 from Yahweh, but, a man of wicked 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 son of earth, shall not be established, by lawlessness, but, the root of the righteous, shall not be disturbed.
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 the crown of her husband, but, a veritable decay in his bones, is she that causeth shame.
5 The thouytis of iust men ben domes; and the counselis of wickid men ben gileful.
The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.
6 The wordis of wickid men setten tresoun to blood; the mouth of iust men schal delyuere hem.
The words of the lawless, are—of 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.
Overthrown are the lawless and they are not, 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.
In proportion to his prudence, is a man, to be praised, but, the perverse in heart, shall be an object of contempt.
9 Betere is a pore man, and sufficient to him silf, than a gloriouse man, and nedi of breed.
Better slighted, and have a servant, than to honour oneself, and come short of bread.
10 A iust man knowith the soulis of hise werk beestis; but the entrailis of wickid men ben cruel.
A righteous man, regardeth the desire of his beast, but, the compassions of the lawless, 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 filled with food, but, he that runneth after worthless men, lacketh sense.
12 The desir of a wickid man is the memorial of worste thingis; but the roote of iust men schal encreesse.
A lawless man craveth the prey of the wicked, but, the root of the righteous, is enduring.
13 For the synnes of lippis `falling doun neiyeth to an yuel man; but a iust man schal scape fro angwisch.
By the transgression of the lips, is the wicked man, ensnared, but the righteous, cometh out of 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.
Of the fruit of a man’s mouth, shall he be satisfied with good, and, the dealing of the hands of a son of earth, shall be paid back to him.
15 The weie of a fool is riytful in hise iyen; but he that is wijs, herith counsels.
The way of the foolish, is right in his own eyes, but, he that hearkeneth to counsel, is wise.
16 A fool schewith anoon his ire; but he that dissymelith wrongis, is wijs.
A foolish man, on the [same] day, letteth his vexation be known, but, he that concealeth an affront, is prudent.
17 He that spekith that, that he knowith, is a iuge of riytfulnesse; but he that lieth, is a gileful witnesse.
He that whispereth faithfulness, declareth righteousness, but, a false witness, is a fraud.
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 who babbleth, as with thrusts of a sword, but, the tongue of the wise, hath 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.
A lip that is faithful, shall be firm to futurity, but, only for a twinkling, is the tongue that is false.
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 contrivers of mischief, but, to the counsellors of peace, shall be joy.
21 What euere bifallith to a iust man, it schal not make hym sori; but wickid men schulen be fillid with yuel.
Unseemly to the righteous, is any trouble, but, the lawless, are full of misfortune.
22 False lippis is abhominacioun to the Lord; but thei that don feithfuli, plesen him.
An abomination to Yahweh, are lips that are false, but, he that dealeth faithfully, is 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 dullards, 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 indolent, shall come 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.
When anxiety is in the heart of a man, one may bow him down, but, a good word, maketh 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 man guideth his neighbour, but, the way of the lawless, leadeth them astray.
27 A gileful man schal not fynde wynnyng; and the substaunce of man schal be the prijs of gold.
Indolence, roasteth not, his own game, but, the substance of a man, is precious, when he is diligent.
28 Lijf is in the path of riytfulnesse; but the wrong weie leedith to deeth.
In the way of righteousness, is life, and, in the path thereof, immortality,
