< Proverbs 13 >
1 A wijs sone is the teching of the fadir; but he that is a scornere, herith not, whanne he is repreuyd.
son: child wise discipline father and to mock not to hear: hear rebuke
2 A man schal be fillid with goodis of the fruit of his mouth; but the soule of vnpitouse men is wickid.
from fruit lip man to eat good and soul: appetite to act treacherously violence
3 He that kepith his mouth, kepith his soule; but he that is vnwar to speke, schal feel yuels.
to watch lip his to keep: guard soul: life his to open lips his terror to/for him
4 A slow man wole, and wole not; but the soule of hem that worchen schal be maad fat.
to desire and nothing soul his sluggish and soul sharp to prosper
5 A iust man schal wlate a fals word; but a wickid man schendith, and schal be schent.
word: because deception to hate righteous and wicked to stink and be ashamed
6 Riytfulnesse kepith the weie of an innocent man; but wickidnesse disseyueth a synnere.
righteousness to watch integrity way: conduct and wickedness to pervert sin
7 A man is as riche, whanne he hath no thing; and a man is as pore, whanne he is in many richessis.
there to enrich and nothing all be poor and substance many
8 Redempcioun of the soule of man is hise richessis; but he that is pore, suffrith not blamyng.
ransom soul: life man riches his and be poor not to hear: hear rebuke
9 The liyt of iust men makith glad; but the lanterne of wickid men schal be quenchid.
light righteous to rejoice and lamp wicked to put out
10 Stryues ben euere a mong proude men; but thei that don alle thingis with counsel, ben gouerned bi wisdom.
except in/on/with arrogance to give: give strife and with to advise wisdom
11 Hastid catel schal be maad lesse; but that that is gaderid litil and litil with hond, schal be multiplied.
substance from vanity to diminish and to gather upon hand to multiply
12 Hope which is dilaied, turmentith the soule; a tre of lijf is desir comyng.
hope to draw be weak: ill heart and tree life desire to come (in): fulfill
13 He that bacbitith ony thing, byndith hym silf in to tyme to comynge; but he that dredith the comaundement, schal lyue in pees.
to despise to/for word to destroy to/for him and afraid commandment he/she/it to complete
14 The lawe of a wise man is a welle of lijf; that he bowe awei fro the falling of deth.
instruction wise fountain life to/for to turn aside: depart from snare death
15 Good teching schal yyue grace; a swolowe is in the weie of dispiseris.
understanding pleasant to give: give favor and way: conduct to act treacherously strong
16 A fel man doith alle thingis with counsel; but he that is a fool, schal opene foli.
all prudent to make: do in/on/with knowledge and fool to spread folly
17 The messanger of a wickid man schal falle in to yuel; a feithful messanger is helthe.
messenger wicked to fall: fall in/on/with bad: evil and envoy faithful healing
18 Nedynesse and schenschip is to him that forsakith techyng; but he that assentith to a blamere, schal be glorified.
poverty and dishonor to neglect discipline and to keep: guard argument to honor: honour
19 Desir, if it is fillid, delitith the soule; foolis wlaten hem that fleen yuels.
desire to be (to please *LAH(b)*) to/for soul and abomination fool to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
20 He that goith with wijs men, schal be wijs; the freend of foolis schal be maad lijk hem.
(to go: walk *Q(K)*) with wise (be wise *Q(K)*) and to accompany fool be evil
21 Yuel pursueth synneris; and goodis schulen be yoldun to iust men.
sinner to pursue distress: harm and [obj] righteous to complete 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.
pleasant to inherit son: child son: child and to treasure to/for righteous strength: rich to sin
23 Many meetis ben in the new tilid feeldis of fadris; and ben gaderid to othere men with out doom.
abundance food fallow ground be poor and there to snatch in/on/with not justice
24 He that sparith the yerde, hatith his sone; but he that loueth him, techith bisili.
to withhold tribe: staff his to hate son: child his and to love: lover him to seek him discipline
25 A iust man etith, and fillith his soule; but the wombe of wickid men is vnable to be fillid.
righteous to eat to/for satiety soul: appetite his and belly: abdomen wicked to lack