Proverbs 14
1 A wijs womman bildith hir hous; and an unwijs womman schal distrie with hondis an hous bildid.
Every, wise woman, buildeth up her house, but, a foolish one, with her own hands, would break it down.
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, is one who revereth Yahweh, but, he that is crooked in his way, is one who 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 a haughty rod, but, as for the lips of the wise, thou shalt give heed to them!
4 Where oxis ben not, the cratche is void; but where ful many cornes apperen, there the strengthe of oxe is opyn.
Without cattle, the crib is clean, but, much increase, is in the strength of the ox.
5 A feithful witnesse schal not lie; a gileful witnesse bringith forth a leesing.
A faithful witness, will not deceive, but a false witness, uttereth deceitful things.
6 A scornere sekith wisdom, and he fyndith not; the teching of prudent men is esy.
A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and there is none, but, knowledge, to the discerning, is easy.
7 Go thou ayens a man a fool; and he schal not knowe the lippis of prudence.
Get thee from the presence of a man that is a dullard, when 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 understand his way, but, the folly of dullards, is a fraud.
9 A fool scorneth synne; grace schal dwelle among iust men.
the foolish, scoff at guilt, but, between the upright, is good pleasure.
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, in its joy, no stranger shareth.
11 The hous of wickid men schal be don awei; the tabernaclis of iust men schulen buriowne.
The house of the lawless, 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 that enticeth a man, but, at the latter end thereof, are the ways of death!
13 Leiyyng schal be medlid with sorewe; and morenyng ocupieth the laste thingis of ioye.
Even, in laughter, the heart may be in pain, and, the latter end of gladness, be grief.
14 A fool schal be fillid with hise weies; and a good man schal be aboue hym.
With his own ways, shall be filled the backslider in heart, and, from himself, shall a good man [be satisfied].
15 An innocent man bileueth to eche word; a felle man biholdith hise goyngis.
The simple, believeth every word, but, the prudent, looketh well to his going.
16 A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith.
A wise man, feareth, and avoideth evil, but, a dullard, is haughty and confident.
17 A man vnpacient schal worche foli; and a gileful man is odiouse.
The impatient, worketh folly, and, a man of wicked devices, is hated.
18 Litle men of wit schulen holde foli; and felle men schulen abide kunnyng.
The simple inherit folly, but, the shrewd, crowneth himself with knowledge.
19 Yuel men schulen ligge bifor goode men; and vnpitouse men bifor the yatis of iust men.
Abased are the wicked, before the good, and, the lawless, 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.
Even by his neighbour, is a poor man hated, but, the lovers of the rich man, 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;
He that sheweth contempt for his neighbour, sinneth, but, he that sheweth favour to the afflicted, how happy is he!
22 thei erren that worchen yuel. Merci and treuthe maken redi goodis;
Shall they not, become vagrants, who devise evil? but, lovingkindness and faithfulness, [be to] them who devise good.
23 abundaunce `schal be in ech good werk. Sotheli where ful many wordis ben, there nedynesse is ofte.
By all labour, there will be abundance, 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 wealth, but, the folly of dullards, is, folly.
25 A feithful witnesse delyuereth soulis; and a fals man bringith forth leesyngis.
A deliverer of souls, is a faithful witness, but, he that uttereth falsehoods, is a fraud.
26 In the drede of the Lord is triste of strengthe; and hope schal be to the sones of it.
In the reverence of Yahweh, is strong security, 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 reverence of Yahweh, is a well-spring of life, that a man may avoid 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 a people, is the majesty of the king, but, in the ceasing of population, is the ruin of the prince.
29 He that is pacient, is gouerned bi myche wisdom; but he that is vnpacient, enhaunsith his foli.
One slow to anger, hath great understanding, but, the hasty in spirit, exalteth folly.
30 Helthe of herte is the lijf of fleischis; enuye is rot of boonys.
The life of the whole body, is a tranquil mind, but, a decay of the bones, is jealousy.
31 He that falsli chalengith a nedi man, dispisith his maker; but he that hath merci on a pore man, onourith that makere.
The oppressor of the poor, hath reproached his Maker, but he that sheweth favour to the needy, is one who, holdeth Him in honour.
32 A wickid man is put out for his malice; but a iust man hopith in his deth.
By his own wickedness, shall the lawless man, be thrust down, but the righteous, seeketh refuge in his integrity.
33 Wisdom restith in the herte of a wijs man; and he schal teche alle vnlerned men.
In the heart of the intelligent, reposeth wisdom, but, in the midst of dullards, it maketh itself known.
34 Riytfulnesse reisith a folc; synne makith puplis wretchis.
Righteousness, exalteth a nation, but, a reproach to any people, is sin.
35 A mynystre vndurstondynge is acceptable to a kyng; a mynystre vnprofitable schal suffre the wrathfulnesse of him.
The good-pleasure of a king, is due to a servant who is discreet, but, his indignation, shall be against him that bringeth shame.
