Proverbs 14
1 A wijs womman bildith hir hous; and an unwijs womman schal distrie with hondis an hous bildid.
The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.
2 A man goynge in riytful weie, and dredinge God, is dispisid of hym, that goith in a weie of yuel fame.
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.
3 The yerde of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lippis of wijs men kepen hem.
In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4 Where oxis ben not, the cratche is void; but where ful many cornes apperen, there the strengthe of oxe is opyn.
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5 A feithful witnesse schal not lie; a gileful witnesse bringith forth a leesing.
A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.
6 A scornere sekith wisdom, and he fyndith not; the teching of prudent men is esy.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none [for him]; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.
7 Go thou ayens a man a fool; and he schal not knowe the lippis of prudence.
Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of a fel man is to vndirstonde his weie; and the vnwarnesse of foolis errith.
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit.
9 A fool scorneth synne; grace schal dwelle among iust men.
Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.
10 The herte that knowith the bittirnesse of his soule; a straunger schal not be meddlid in the ioie therof.
The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
11 The hous of wickid men schal be don awei; the tabernaclis of iust men schulen buriowne.
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tent of the upright shall flourish.
12 Sotheli a weie is, that semeth iust to a man; but the laste thingis therof leden forth to deth.
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
13 Leiyyng schal be medlid with sorewe; and morenyng ocupieth the laste thingis of ioye.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.
14 A fool schal be fillid with hise weies; and a good man schal be aboue hym.
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.
15 An innocent man bileueth to eche word; a felle man biholdith hise goyngis.
The simple believeth every word; but the prudent [man] heedeth his going.
16 A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith.
A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.
17 A man vnpacient schal worche foli; and a gileful man is odiouse.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated.
18 Litle men of wit schulen holde foli; and felle men schulen abide kunnyng.
The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 Yuel men schulen ligge bifor goode men; and vnpitouse men bifor the yatis of iust men.
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous [man].
20 A pore man schal be hateful, yhe, to his neiybore; but many men ben frendis of riche men.
He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.
21 He that dispisith his neiybore, doith synne; but he that doith merci to a pore man, schal be blessid. He that bileueth in the Lord, loueth merci;
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.
22 thei erren that worchen yuel. Merci and treuthe maken redi goodis;
Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good.
23 abundaunce `schal be in ech good werk. Sotheli where ful many wordis ben, there nedynesse is ofte.
In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.
24 The coroun of wise men is the richessis of hem; the fooli of foolis is vnwarnesse.
The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.
25 A feithful witnesse delyuereth soulis; and a fals man bringith forth leesyngis.
A true witness delivereth souls; but deceit uttereth lies.
26 In the drede of the Lord is triste of strengthe; and hope schal be to the sones of it.
In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
27 The drede of the Lord is a welle of lijf; that it bowe awei fro the fallyng of deth.
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
28 The dignite of the king is in the multitude of puple; and the schenschipe of a prince is in the fewnesse of puple.
In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.
29 He that is pacient, is gouerned bi myche wisdom; but he that is vnpacient, enhaunsith his foli.
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
30 Helthe of herte is the lijf of fleischis; enuye is rot of boonys.
A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones.
31 He that falsli chalengith a nedi man, dispisith his maker; but he that hath merci on a pore man, onourith that makere.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy.
32 A wickid man is put out for his malice; but a iust man hopith in his deth.
The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death.
33 Wisdom restith in the herte of a wijs man; and he schal teche alle vnlerned men.
Wisdom resteth in the heart of the intelligent [man]; but that which is in the foolish maketh itself known.
34 Riytfulnesse reisith a folc; synne makith puplis wretchis.
Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to peoples.
35 A mynystre vndurstondynge is acceptable to a kyng; a mynystre vnprofitable schal suffre the wrathfulnesse of him.
The king's favour is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame.
