Proverbs 15
1 A soft answere brekith ire; an hard word reisith woodnesse.
answer tender to return: turn back rage and word toil to ascend: establish face: anger
2 The tunge of wise men ourneth kunnyng; the mouth of foolis buylith out foli.
tongue wise be good knowledge and lip fool to bubble folly
3 In ech place the iyen of the Lord biholden good men, and yuel men.
in/on/with all place eye LORD to watch bad: evil and pleasant
4 A plesaunt tunge is the tre of lijf; but the tunge which is vnmesurable, schal defoule the spirit.
healing tongue tree life and crookedness in/on/with her breaking in/on/with 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.
fool(ish) to spurn discipline father his and to keep: look at argument be shrewd
6 The hous of a iust man is moost strengthe; and disturbling is in the fruitis of a wickid man.
house: home righteous wealth many and in/on/with produce wicked to trouble
7 The lippis of wise men schulen sowe abrood kunnyng; the herte of foolis schal be vnlijc.
lips wise to scatter knowledge and heart fool not right
8 The sacrifices of wickyd men ben abhomynable to the Lord; avowis of iust men ben plesaunt.
sacrifice wicked abomination LORD and prayer upright acceptance his
9 The lijf of the vnpitouse man is abhomynacioun to the Lord; he that sueth riytfulnesse, schal be loued of the Lord.
abomination LORD way: conduct wicked and to pursue righteousness to love: lover
10 Yuel teching is of men forsakinge the weie of lijf; he that hatith blamyngis, schal die.
discipline bad: harmful to/for to leave: forsake way to hate argument to die
11 Helle and perdicioun ben open bifor the Lord; hou myche more the hertis of sones of men. (Sheol h7585)
hell: Sheol and Abaddon before LORD also for heart son: child man (Sheol h7585)
12 A man ful of pestilence loueth not hym that repreueth him; and he goith not to wyse men.
not to love: lover to mock to rebuke to/for him to(wards) wise not to go: went
13 A ioiful herte makith glad the face; the spirit is cast doun in the morenyng of soule.
heart glad be good face and in/on/with injury heart spirit stricken
14 The herte of a wijs man sekith techyng; and the mouth of foolis is fed with vnkunnyng.
heart to understand to seek knowledge (and lip *Q(K)*) fool to pasture folly
15 Alle the daies of a pore man ben yuele; a sikir soule is a contynuel feeste.
all day afflicted bad: evil and pleasant heart feast continually
16 Betere is a litil with the drede of the Lord, than many tresouris and vnfillable.
pleasant little in/on/with fear LORD from treasure many and tumult in/on/with him
17 It is betere to be clepid to wortis with charite, than with hatrede to a calf maad fat.
pleasant ration herb and love there from cattle to fatten and hating in/on/with him
18 A wrathful man reisith chidyngis; he that is pacient, swagith chidyngis reisid.
man rage to stir up strife and slow face: anger to quiet strife
19 The weie of slow men is an hegge of thornes; the weie of iust men is with out hirtyng.
way: conduct sluggish like/as hedge briar and way upright to build
20 A wise sone makith glad the fadir; and a fonned man dispisith his modir.
son: child wise to rejoice father and fool man to despise mother his
21 Foli is ioye to a fool; and a prudent man schal dresse hise steppis.
folly joy to/for lacking heart and man understanding (to smooth *L(abh)*) to go: walk
22 Thouytis ben distried, where no counsel is; but where many counseleris ben, tho ben confermyd.
to break plot in/on/with nothing counsel and in/on/with abundance to advise to arise: establish
23 A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a couenable word is best.
joy to/for man in/on/with answer lip his and word in/on/with time his what? pleasant
way life to/for above [to] to/for be prudent because to turn aside: depart from hell: Sheol beneath (Sheol h7585)
25 The Lord schal distrie the hows of proude men; and he schal make stidefast the coostis of a widewe.
house: home proud to pull LORD and to stand border: boundary widow
26 Iuele thouytis is abhomynacioun of the Lord; and a cleene word moost fair schal be maad stidfast of hym.
abomination LORD plot bad: evil and pure word pleasantness
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.
to trouble house: household his to cut off: to gain unjust-gain and to hate gift to live
28 The soule of a iust man bithenkith obedience; the mouth of wickid men is ful of yuelis.
heart righteous to mutter to/for to answer and lip wicked to bubble bad: evil
29 The Lord is fer fro wickid men; and he schal here the preyers of iust men.
distant LORD from wicked and prayer righteous to hear: hear
30 The liyt of iyen makith glad the soule; good fame makith fat the boonys.
light eye to rejoice heart tidings pleasant to prosper bone
31 The eere that herith the blamyngis of lijf, schal dwelle in the myddis of wise men.
ear to hear: hear argument life in/on/with entrails: among wise to lodge
32 He that castith awei chastisyng, dispisith his soule; but he that assentith to blamyngis, is pesible holdere of the herte.
to neglect discipline to reject soul: myself his and to hear: hear argument to buy heart
33 The drede of the Lord is teching of wisdom; and mekenesse goith bifore glorie.
fear LORD discipline: instruction wisdom and to/for face: before glory humility
