Proverbs 15
1 A soft answere brekith ire; an hard word reisith woodnesse.
An answer soft it turns away rage and a word of hurt it raises anger.
2 The tunge of wise men ourneth kunnyng; the mouth of foolis buylith out foli.
[the] tongue of Wise [people] it makes good knowledge and [the] mouth of fools it pours forth foolishness.
3 In ech place the iyen of the Lord biholden good men, and yuel men.
[are] in Every place [the] eyes of Yahweh watching evil [people] and good [people].
4 A plesaunt tunge is the tre of lijf; but the tunge which is vnmesurable, schal defoule the spirit.
Healing of tongue [is] a tree of life and perverseness with it [is] brokenness in spirit.
5 A fool scorneth the techyng of his fadir; but he that kepith blamyngis, schal be maad wisere. Moost vertu schal be in plenteuouse riytfulnesse; but the thouytis of wickid men schulen be drawun vp bi the roote.
A fool he spurns [the] discipline of father his and [one who] keeps correction he is prudent.
6 The hous of a iust man is moost strengthe; and disturbling is in the fruitis of a wickid man.
[the] house of A righteous [person] wealth great and with [the] income of a wicked [person] trouble.
7 The lippis of wise men schulen sowe abrood kunnyng; the herte of foolis schal be vnlijc.
[the] lips of Wise [people] they scatter knowledge and [the] heart of fools [is] not right.
8 The sacrifices of wickyd men ben abhomynable to the Lord; avowis of iust men ben plesaunt.
[the] sacrifice of Wicked [people] [is] [the] abomination of Yahweh and [is the] prayer of upright [people] delight his.
9 The lijf of the vnpitouse man is abhomynacioun to the Lord; he that sueth riytfulnesse, schal be loued of the Lord.
[is] [the] abomination of Yahweh [the] way of a wicked [person] and [one who] pursues righteousness he loves.
10 Yuel teching is of men forsakinge the weie of lijf; he that hatith blamyngis, schal die.
Discipline bad [is] for [one who] forsakes [the] path [one who] hates correction he will die.
11 Helle and perdicioun ben open bifor the Lord; hou myche more the hertis of sones of men. (Sheol h7585)
Sheol and Abaddon [are] before Yahweh indeed? for [the] hearts of [the] children of humankind. (Sheol h7585)
12 A man ful of pestilence loueth not hym that repreueth him; and he goith not to wyse men.
Not he loves a mocker reproof to him to wise [people] not he goes.
13 A ioiful herte makith glad the face; the spirit is cast doun in the morenyng of soule.
A heart joyful it makes good a face and by sorrow of heart a spirit [is] stricken.
14 The herte of a wijs man sekith techyng; and the mouth of foolis is fed with vnkunnyng.
A heart discerning it seeks knowledge (and [the] mouth of *Q(K)*) fools it feeds on foolishness.
15 Alle the daies of a pore man ben yuele; a sikir soule is a contynuel feeste.
All [the] days of [the] afflicted [are] displeasing and a [person] good of heart a feast continually.
16 Betere is a litil with the drede of the Lord, than many tresouris and vnfillable.
[is] good A little with [the] fear of Yahweh more than treasure great and turmoil with it.
17 It is betere to be clepid to wortis with charite, than with hatrede to a calf maad fat.
[is] good A portion of vegetables and love [is] there more than an ox fattened and hatred [is] with it.
18 A wrathful man reisith chidyngis; he that is pacient, swagith chidyngis reisid.
A person of rage he stirs up strife and a [person] long of anger he makes quiet a dispute.
19 The weie of slow men is an hegge of thornes; the weie of iust men is with out hirtyng.
[the] way of A sluggard [is] like a hedge of thorn[s] and [the] path of upright [people] [is] cast up.
20 A wise sone makith glad the fadir; and a fonned man dispisith his modir.
A son wise he makes glad a father and a fool a person [is] despising mother his.
21 Foli is ioye to a fool; and a prudent man schal dresse hise steppis.
Foolishness [is] a joy to [one] lacking of heart and a person of understanding (he makes straight *L(abh)*) to walk.
22 Thouytis ben distried, where no counsel is; but where many counseleris ben, tho ben confermyd.
They go wrong plans when there not [is] counsel and with multitude of counselors it is established.
23 A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a couenable word is best.
Joy [belongs] to person in [the] answer of mouth his and [is] a word at appropriate time its how! good.
[the] path of Life [is] upwards for [one who] acts prudently so as to turn aside from Sheol beneath. (Sheol h7585)
25 The Lord schal distrie the hows of proude men; and he schal make stidefast the coostis of a widewe.
[the] house of Proud [people] he tears down - Yahweh and he will establish [the] territory of a widow.
26 Iuele thouytis is abhomynacioun of the Lord; and a cleene word moost fair schal be maad stidfast of hym.
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh [the] plans of an evil [person] and [are] clean words of kindness.
27 He that sueth aueryce, disturblith his hous; but he that hatith yiftis schal lyue. Synnes ben purgid bi merci and feith; ech man bowith awei fro yuel bi the drede of the Lord.
[is] troubling Own house his [one who] gains unjustly unjust gain and [one who] hates gifts he will live.
28 The soule of a iust man bithenkith obedience; the mouth of wickid men is ful of yuelis.
[the] heart of A righteous [person] it considers to answer and [the] mouth of wicked [people] it pours forth evil things.
29 The Lord is fer fro wickid men; and he schal here the preyers of iust men.
[is] far Yahweh from wicked [people] and [the] prayer of righteous [people] he hears.
30 The liyt of iyen makith glad the soule; good fame makith fat the boonys.
Light of eyes it makes glad a heart a report good it fattens [the] bone[s].
31 The eere that herith the blamyngis of lijf, schal dwelle in the myddis of wise men.
An ear [which] hears correction of life in [the] midst of wise [people] it will remain.
32 He that castith awei chastisyng, dispisith his soule; but he that assentith to blamyngis, is pesible holdere of the herte.
[one who] ignores Discipline [is] rejecting self his and [one who] heeds correction [is] acquiring heart.
33 The drede of the Lord is teching of wisdom; and mekenesse goith bifore glorie.
[the] fear of Yahweh [is the] correction of wisdom and [is] before honor humility.
