Proverbs 13
1 A wijs sone is the teching of the fadir; but he that is a scornere, herith not, whanne he is repreuyd.
A wise son listeneth to the instruction of his father; But a scoffer listeneth not to rebuke.
2 A man schal be fillid with goodis of the fruit of his mouth; but the soule of vnpitouse men is wickid.
By the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good; But the appetite of transgressors shall be sated with violence.
3 He that kepith his mouth, kepith his soule; but he that is vnwar to speke, schal feel yuels.
He who keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; But destruction shall be to him who openeth wide his lips.
4 A slow man wole, and wole not; but the soule of hem that worchen schal be maad fat.
The appetite of the sluggard longeth, and hath nothing; But the appetite of the diligent is fully satisfied.
5 A iust man schal wlate a fals word; but a wickid man schendith, and schal be schent.
A righteous man hateth words of falsehood; But a wicked man causeth disgrace and shame.
6 Riytfulnesse kepith the weie of an innocent man; but wickidnesse disseyueth a synnere.
Righteousness preserveth him who is upright in his way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
7 A man is as riche, whanne he hath no thing; and a man is as pore, whanne he is in many richessis.
There is who maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing, Who maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
8 Redempcioun of the soule of man is hise richessis; but he that is pore, suffrith not blamyng.
A man's wealth is the ransom of his life; But the poor man heareth no threatenings.
9 The liyt of iust men makith glad; but the lanterne of wickid men schal be quenchid.
The light of the righteous shall rejoice; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 Stryues ben euere a mong proude men; but thei that don alle thingis with counsel, ben gouerned bi wisdom.
By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
11 Hastid catel schal be maad lesse; but that that is gaderid litil and litil with hond, schal be multiplied.
Wealth gotten by vanity will become small; But he who gathereth it into the hand increaseth it.
12 Hope which is dilaied, turmentith the soule; a tre of lijf is desir comyng.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But the desire accomplished is a tree of life.
13 He that bacbitith ony thing, byndith hym silf in to tyme to comynge; but he that dredith the comaundement, schal lyue in pees.
He that despiseth the word shall be destroyed; But he who revereth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 The lawe of a wise man is a welle of lijf; that he bowe awei fro the falling of deth.
The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life; By it men escape from the snares of death.
15 Good teching schal yyue grace; a swolowe is in the weie of dispiseris.
A good understanding winneth favor; But the way of transgressors is hard.
16 A fel man doith alle thingis with counsel; but he that is a fool, schal opene foli.
Every prudent man acteth with knowledge; But a fool spreadeth abroad his folly.
17 The messanger of a wickid man schal falle in to yuel; a feithful messanger is helthe.
A wicked messenger falleth into trouble; But a faithful ambassador is health.
18 Nedynesse and schenschip is to him that forsakith techyng; but he that assentith to a blamere, schal be glorified.
Poverty and shame are for him who rejecteth instruction; But he that regardeth reproof shall come to honor.
19 Desir, if it is fillid, delitith the soule; foolis wlaten hem that fleen yuels.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
20 He that goith with wijs men, schal be wijs; the freend of foolis schal be maad lijk hem.
He who walketh with wise men shall be wise; But the companion of fools shall be destroyed.
21 Yuel pursueth synneris; and goodis schulen be yoldun to iust men.
Calamity pursueth the wicked; But the righteous is rewarded with good.
22 A good man schal leeue aftir him eiris, sones, and the sones of sones; and the catel of a synnere is kept to a iust man.
The good man leaveth his substance to his children's children; But the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
23 Many meetis ben in the new tilid feeldis of fadris; and ben gaderid to othere men with out doom.
There is much food from the fallow-ground of the poor; But there is who is brought low for want of uprightness.
24 He that sparith the yerde, hatith his sone; but he that loueth him, techith bisili.
He that spareth the rod hateth his son; But he who loveth him chasteneth him early.
25 A iust man etith, and fillith his soule; but the wombe of wickid men is vnable to be fillid.
The righteous man eateth to the satisfying of his desire; But the stomach of the wicked suffereth want.
