Proverbs 14
1 A wijs womman bildith hir hous; and an unwijs womman schal distrie with hondis an hous bildid.
A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her owne handes.
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 righteousnes, feareth the Lord: but he that is lewde in his wayes, despiseth him.
3 The yerde of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lippis of wijs men kepen hem.
In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.
4 Where oxis ben not, the cratche is void; but where ful many cornes apperen, there the strengthe of oxe is opyn.
Where none oxen are, there the cribbe is emptie: but much increase cometh by the strength of the oxe.
5 A feithful witnesse schal not lie; a gileful witnesse bringith forth a leesing.
A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.
6 A scornere sekith wisdom, and he fyndith not; the teching of prudent men is esy.
A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.
7 Go thou ayens a man a fool; and he schal not knowe the lippis of prudence.
Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of a fel man is to vndirstonde his weie; and the vnwarnesse of foolis errith.
The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.
9 A fool scorneth synne; grace schal dwelle among iust men.
The foole maketh a mocke of sinne: but among the righteous there is fauour.
10 The herte that knowith the bittirnesse of his soule; a straunger schal not be meddlid in the ioie therof.
The heart knoweth the bitternes of his soule, and the stranger shall not medle with his ioy.
11 The hous of wickid men schal be don awei; the tabernaclis of iust men schulen buriowne.
The house of the wicked shalbe destroyed: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florish.
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 to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
13 Leiyyng schal be medlid with sorewe; and morenyng ocupieth the laste thingis of ioye.
Euen in laughing the heart is sorowful, and the ende of that mirth is heauinesse.
14 A fool schal be fillid with hise weies; and a good man schal be aboue hym.
The heart that declineth, shall be saciate with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from him.
15 An innocent man bileueth to eche word; a felle man biholdith hise goyngis.
The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.
16 A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.
17 A man vnpacient schal worche foli; and a gileful man is odiouse.
He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.
18 Litle men of wit schulen holde foli; and felle men schulen abide kunnyng.
The foolish do inherite follie: 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 euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 A pore man schal be hateful, yhe, to his neiybore; but many men ben frendis of riche men.
The poore is hated euen of his own neighbour: but the friendes of the rich are many.
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;
The sinner despiseth his neighbour: but he that hath mercie on the poore, is blessed.
22 thei erren that worchen yuel. Merci and treuthe maken redi goodis;
Doe not they erre that imagine euill? but to them that thinke on good things, shalbe mercie and trueth.
23 abundaunce `schal be in ech good werk. Sotheli where ful many wordis ben, there nedynesse is ofte.
In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.
24 The coroun of wise men is the richessis of hem; the fooli of foolis is vnwarnesse.
The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.
25 A feithful witnesse delyuereth soulis; and a fals man bringith forth leesyngis.
A faithfull witnes deliuereth soules: but a deceiuer speaketh lyes.
26 In the drede of the Lord is triste of strengthe; and hope schal be to the sones of it.
In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength, and his children shall haue hope.
27 The drede of the Lord is a welle of lijf; that it bowe awei fro the fallyng of deth.
The feare of the Lord is as a welspring of life, to auoyde 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 the people is the honour of a King, and for the want of people commeth the destruction of the Prince.
29 He that is pacient, is gouerned bi myche wisdom; but he that is vnpacient, enhaunsith his foli.
He that is slowe to wrath, is of great wisdome: but he that is of an hastie minde, exalteth follie.
30 Helthe of herte is the lijf of fleischis; enuye is rot of boonys.
A sounde heart is the life of the flesh: but enuie is the rotting 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 poore, reprooueth him that made him: but hee honoureth him, that hath mercie on the poore.
32 A wickid man is put out for his malice; but a iust man hopith in his deth.
The wicked shall be cast away for his malice: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
33 Wisdom restith in the herte of a wijs man; and he schal teche alle vnlerned men.
Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.
34 Riytfulnesse reisith a folc; synne makith puplis wretchis.
Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is a shame to the people.
35 A mynystre vndurstondynge is acceptable to a kyng; a mynystre vnprofitable schal suffre the wrathfulnesse of him.
The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.
