Proverbs 14
1 A wijs womman bildith hir hous; and an unwijs womman schal distrie with hondis an hous bildid.
The wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish teareth 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 who walketh in uprightness feareth the LORD; But he who is perverse 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 mouth of the foolish pride is a scourge; But the lips of the wise 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 there are no oxen, the crib is clean; But there is great increase by the strength of the ox.
5 A feithful witnesse schal not lie; a gileful witnesse bringith forth a leesing.
A faithful witness doth not lie; But a false witness poureth forth lies.
6 A scornere sekith wisdom, and he fyndith not; the teching of prudent men is esy.
The scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy to the man of understanding.
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; For thou hast not perceived in him 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 in giving heed to his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
9 A fool scorneth synne; grace schal dwelle among iust men.
Fools make a mock at sin; But with the upright is favor.
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 cannot 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 destroyed; 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 which seemeth right to a man, But its end is the way to 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 joy is grief.
14 A fool schal be fillid with hise weies; and a good man schal be aboue hym.
The perverse in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And from himself shall the good man be satisfied.
15 An innocent man bileueth to eche word; a felle man biholdith hise goyngis.
The simple man believeth every word; But the prudent looketh well to his steps.
16 A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith.
The wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool is haughty and confident.
17 A man vnpacient schal worche foli; and a gileful man is odiouse.
He who is hasty in his anger will commit folly; And the man of wicked devices will be 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; Yea, 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 poor is hated even by his own neighbor; 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 who despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But happy is he who hath mercy on the poor.
22 thei erren that worchen yuel. Merci and treuthe maken redi goodis;
Do not they who devise evil fail of their end? But they who devise good meet with kindness and truth.
23 abundaunce `schal be in ech good werk. Sotheli where ful many wordis ben, there nedynesse is ofte.
In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
24 The coroun of wise men is the richessis of hem; the fooli of foolis is vnwarnesse.
Riches are a crown to the wise; But the promotion of fools is folly.
25 A feithful witnesse delyuereth soulis; and a fals man bringith forth leesyngis.
A true witness saveth lives; But a deceitful witness poureth forth 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 the LORD is strong confidence; Yea, to his children he will be a refuge.
27 The drede of the Lord is a welle of lijf; that it bowe awei fro the fallyng of deth.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life; By it men escape 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 a numerous people is the glory of a king; But the want of people is the destruction of a prince.
29 He that is pacient, is gouerned bi myche wisdom; but he that is vnpacient, enhaunsith his foli.
He who is slow to anger is of great understanding. But he who is of a hasty spirit setteth folly on high.
30 Helthe of herte is the lijf of fleischis; enuye is rot of boonys.
A quiet heart is the life of the flesh; But the ferment of passion is rottenness to 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 who oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he who hath mercy on the poor honoreth him.
32 A wickid man is put out for his malice; but a iust man hopith in his deth.
By his wickedness the wicked is thrust down; But the righteous hath hope even in death.
33 Wisdom restith in the herte of a wijs man; and he schal teche alle vnlerned men.
Wisdom resteth quietly in the heart of the wise; But in the breast of fools it will be made known.
34 Riytfulnesse reisith a folc; synne makith puplis wretchis.
Righteousness exalteth a people; But the reproach of nations is sin.
35 A mynystre vndurstondynge is acceptable to a kyng; a mynystre vnprofitable schal suffre the wrathfulnesse of him.
The king's favor is toward a wise servant; But his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
