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 — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.
2 A man schal be fillid with goodis of the fruit of his mouth; but the soule of vnpitouse men is wickid.
From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.
3 He that kepith his mouth, kepith his soule; but he that is vnwar to speke, schal feel yuels.
Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips — ruin to him!
4 A slow man wole, and wole not; but the soule of hem that worchen schal be maad fat.
The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
5 A iust man schal wlate a fals word; but a wickid man schendith, and schal be schent.
A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
6 Riytfulnesse kepith the weie of an innocent man; but wickidnesse disseyueth a synnere.
Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
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 is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
8 Redempcioun of the soule of man is hise richessis; but he that is pore, suffrith not blamyng.
The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
9 The liyt of iust men makith glad; but the lanterne of wickid men schal be quenchid.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
10 Stryues ben euere a mong proude men; but thei that don alle thingis with counsel, ben gouerned bi wisdom.
A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.
11 Hastid catel schal be maad lesse; but that that is gaderid litil and litil with hond, schal be multiplied.
Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
12 Hope which is dilaied, turmentith the soule; a tre of lijf is desir comyng.
Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
13 He that bacbitith ony thing, byndith hym silf in to tyme to comynge; but he that dredith the comaundement, schal lyue in pees.
Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
14 The lawe of a wise man is a welle of lijf; that he bowe awei fro the falling of deth.
The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
15 Good teching schal yyue grace; a swolowe is in the weie of dispiseris.
Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
16 A fel man doith alle thingis with counsel; but he that is a fool, schal opene foli.
Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
17 The messanger of a wickid man schal falle in to yuel; a feithful messanger is helthe.
A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
18 Nedynesse and schenschip is to him that forsakith techyng; but he that assentith to a blamere, schal be glorified.
Whoso is refusing instruction — poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
19 Desir, if it is fillid, delitith the soule; foolis wlaten hem that fleen yuels.
A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.
20 He that goith with wijs men, schal be wijs; the freend of foolis schal be maad lijk hem.
Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
21 Yuel pursueth synneris; and goodis schulen be yoldun to iust men.
Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
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.
A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.
23 Many meetis ben in the new tilid feeldis of fadris; and ben gaderid to othere men with out doom.
Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
24 He that sparith the yerde, hatith his sone; but he that loueth him, techith bisili.
Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
25 A iust man etith, and fillith his soule; but the wombe of wickid men is vnable to be fillid.
The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
