Proverbs 25
1 Also these ben the Parablis of Salomon, whiche the men of Ezechie, kyng of Juda, translatiden.
also these proverb Solomon which to proceed human Hezekiah king Judah
2 The glorie of God is to hele a word; and the glorie of kyngis is to seke out a word.
glory God to hide word: thing and glory king to search word: thing
3 Heuene aboue, and the erthe bynethe, and the herte of kyngis is vnserchable.
heaven to/for height and land: country/planet to/for depth and heart king nothing search
4 Do thou a wei rust fro siluer, and a ful cleene vessel schal go out.
to remove dross from silver: money and to come out: produce to/for to refine article/utensil
5 Do thou awei vnpite fro the cheer of the kyng, and his trone schal be maad stidfast bi riytfulnesse.
to remove wicked to/for face king and to establish: establish in/on/with righteousness throne his
6 Appere thou not gloriouse bifore the kyng, and stonde thou not in the place of grete men.
not to honor to/for face king and in/on/with place great: large not to stand: stand
7 For it is betere, that it be seid to thee, Stie thou hidur, than that thou be maad low bifore the prince.
for pleasant to say to/for you to ascend: rise here/thus from to abase you to/for face noble which to see: see eye your
8 Brynge thou not forth soone tho thingis in strijf, whiche thin iyen sien; lest aftirward thou maist not amende, whanne thou hast maad thi frend vnhonest.
not to come out: send to/for to contend quickly lest what? to make: do in/on/with end her in/on/with be humiliated [obj] you neighbor your
9 Trete thi cause with thi frend, and schewe thou not priuyte to a straunge man;
strife your to contend with neighbor your and counsel another not to reveal: reveal
10 lest perauenture he haue ioye of thi fal, whanne he hath herde, and ceesse not to do schenschipe to thee. Grace and frenschip delyueren, whiche kepe thou to thee, that thou be not maad repreuable.
lest to shame you to hear: hear and slander your not to return: return
11 A goldun pomel in beddis of siluer is he, that spekith a word in his time.
apple gold in/on/with figure silver: money word to speak: speak upon (right) time his
12 A goldun eere ryng, and a schinynge peerle is he, that repreueth a wijs man, and an eere obeiynge.
ring gold and ornament gold to rebuke wise upon ear to hear: hear
13 As the coold of snow in the dai of heruest, so a feithful messanger to hym that sente `thilke messanger, makith his soule to haue reste.
like/as coolness snow in/on/with day harvest envoy be faithful to/for to send: depart him and soul lord his to return: rescue
14 A cloude and wind, and reyn not suynge, is a gloriouse man, and not fillynge biheestis.
mist and spirit: breath and rain nothing man to boast: boast in/on/with gift deception
15 A prince schal be maad soft bi pacience; and a soft tunge schal breke hardnesse.
in/on/with length face: anger to entice chief and tongue tender to break bone
16 Thou hast founde hony, ete thou that that suffisith to thee; lest perauenture thou be fillid, and brake it out.
honey to find to eat sufficiency your lest to satisfy him and to vomit him
17 Withdrawe thi foot fro the hous of thi neiybore; lest sum tyme he be fillid, and hate thee.
be precious foot your from house: home neighbor your lest to satisfy you and to hate you
18 A dart, and a swerd, and a scharp arowe, a man that spekith fals witnessing ayens his neiybore.
war-club and sword and arrow to sharpen man to answer in/on/with neighbor his witness deception
19 A rotun tooth, and a feynt foot is he, that hopith on an vnfeithful man in the dai of angwisch,
tooth to shatter and foot to slip confidence to act treacherously in/on/with day distress
20 and leesith his mentil in the dai of coold. Vynegre in a vessel of salt is he, that singith songis to the worste herte. As a mouyte noieth a cloth, and a worm noieth a tree, so the sorewe of a man noieth the herte.
to advance garment in/on/with day cold vinegar upon lye and to sing in/on/with song upon heart bad: harmful
21 If thin enemy hungrith, feede thou him; if he thirstith, yyue thou watir to hym to drinke;
if hungry to hate you to eat him food: bread and if thirsty to water: drink him water
22 for thou schalt gadere togidere coolis on his heed; and the Lord schal yelde to thee.
for coal you(m. s.) to snatch up upon head his and LORD to complete to/for you
23 The north wind scatereth reynes; and a sorewful face distrieth a tunge bacbitinge.
spirit: breath north to twist: give birth rain and face be indignant tongue secrecy
24 It is betere to sitte in the corner of an hous without roof, than with a womman ful of chidyng, and in a comyn hous.
pleasant to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife (contention *Q(K)*) and house: home fellow
25 Coold watir to a thirsti man; and a good messanger fro a fer lond.
water cool upon soul faint and tidings pleasant from land: country/planet distance
26 A welle disturblid with foot, and a veyne brokun, a iust man fallinge bifore a wickid man.
spring to foul and fountain to ruin righteous to shake to/for face: before wicked
27 As it is not good to hym that etith myche hony; so he that is a serchere of maieste, schal be put doun fro glorie.
to eat honey to multiply not pleasant and search glory their glory
28 As a citee opyn, and with out cumpas of wallis; so is a man that mai not refreyne his spirit in speking.
city to break through nothing wall man which nothing restraint to/for spirit: temper his
