Proverbs 12
1 He that loueth chastisyng, loueth kunnyng; but he that hatith blamyngis, is vnwijs.
Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso 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 bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.
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 wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth 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 standeth.
8 A man schal be knowun bi his teching; but he that is veyn and hertles, schal be open to dispising.
According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh 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 hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.
10 A iust man knowith the soulis of hise werk beestis; but the entrailis of wickid men ben cruel.
The righteous knoweth 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.
Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso 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 hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.
13 For the synnes of lippis `falling doun neiyeth to an yuel man; but a iust man schal scape fro angwisch.
In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth 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.
From the fruit of the mouth [is] one satisfied [with] good, And the deed of man's hands returneth 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 whoso is hearkening to counsel [is] wise.
16 A fool schewith anoon his ire; but he that dissymelith wrongis, is wijs.
The fool — in a day is his anger known, 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.
Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth 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 for ever, And for a moment — a tongue of falsehood.
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, And to those counselling 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.
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.
An abomination to Jehovah [are] lying lips, And stedfast 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 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 ruleth, And slothfulness becometh 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 boweth down, And 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 searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
27 A gileful man schal not fynde wynnyng; and the substaunce of man schal be the prijs of gold.
The slothful roasteth not his hunting, 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!
