Proverbs 26
1 As snow in somer, and reyn in heruest; so glorie is vnsemeli to a fool.
like/as snow in/on/with summer and like/as rain in/on/with harvest so not lovely to/for fool glory
2 For whi as a brid fliynge ouer to hiy thingis, and a sparowe goynge in to vncerteyn; so cursing brouyt forth with out resonable cause schal come aboue in to sum man.
like/as bird to/for to wander like/as swallow to/for to fly so curse for nothing (to/for him *Q(K)*) to come (in): come
3 Beting to an hors, and a bernacle to an asse; and a yerde in the bak of vnprudent men.
whip to/for horse bridle to/for donkey and tribe: staff to/for back fool
4 Answere thou not to a fool bi his foli, lest thou be maad lijk hym.
not to answer fool like/as folly his lest be like to/for him also you(m. s.)
5 Answere thou a fool bi his fooli, lest he seme to him silf to be wijs.
to answer fool like/as folly his lest to be wise in/on/with eye his
6 An haltinge man in feet, and drinkinge wickidnesse, he that sendith wordis by a fonned messanger.
to cut off foot violence to drink to send: depart word in/on/with hand fool
7 As an haltinge man hath faire leggis in veyn; so a parable is vnsemeli in the mouth of foolis.
to languish leg from lame and proverb in/on/with lip fool
8 As he that casteth a stoon in to an heep of mercurie; so he that yyueth onour to an vnwijs man.
like/as to constrain stone in/on/with sling so to give: give to/for fool glory
9 As if a thorn growith in the hond of a drunkun man; so a parable in the mouth of foolis.
thistle to ascend: rise in/on/with hand drunken and proverb in/on/with lip fool
10 Doom determyneth causis; and he that settith silence to a fool, swagith iris.
archer to bore all and to hire fool and to hire to pass
11 As a dogge that turneth ayen to his spuyng; so is an vnprudent man, that rehersith his fooli.
like/as dog to return: return upon vomit his fool to repeat in/on/with folly his
12 Thou hast seyn a man seme wijs to hym silf; an vnkunnyng man schal haue hope more than he.
to see: see man wise in/on/with eye his hope to/for fool from him
13 A slow man seith, A lioun is in the weie, a liounnesse is in the foot pathis.
to say sluggish lion in/on/with way: road lion between [the] street/plaza
14 As a dore is turned in his hengis; so a slow man in his bed.
[the] door to turn: turn upon hinge her and sluggish upon bed his
15 A slow man hidith hise hondis vndur his armpit; and he trauelith, if he turneth tho to his mouth.
to hide sluggish hand his in/on/with dish be weary to/for to return: return her to(wards) lip his
16 A slow man semeth wysere to hym silf, than seuene men spekynge sentensis.
wise sluggish in/on/with eye his from seven to return: reply taste
17 As he that takith a dogge bi the eeris; so he that passith, and is vnpacient, and is meddlid with the chiding of anothir man.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with ear dog to pass: bring be angry upon strife not to/for him
18 As he is gilti, that sendith speris and arowis in to deth;
like/as to amaze [the] to shoot missile arrow and death
19 so a man that anoieth gilefuli his frend, and whanne he is takun, he schal seie, Y dide pleiynge.
so man to deceive [obj] neighbor his and to say not to laugh I
20 Whanne trees failen, the fier schal be quenchid; and whanne a priuy bacbitere is withdrawun, stryues resten.
in/on/with end tree: wood to quench fire and in/on/with nothing to grumble be quiet strife
21 As deed coolis at quic coolis, and trees at the fier; so a wrathful man reisith chidyngis.
coal to/for coal and tree: wood to/for fire and man (contention *Q(K)*) to/for to scorch strife
22 The wordis of a pryuei bacbitere ben as symple; and tho comen til to the ynneste thingis of the herte.
word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body
23 As if thou wolt ourne a vessel of erthe with foul siluer; so ben bolnynge lippis felouschipid with `the werste herte.
silver: money dross to overlay upon earthenware lips to burn/pursue and heart bad: evil
24 An enemy is vndirstondun bi hise lippis, whanne he tretith giles in the herte.
(in/on/with lips his *Q(K)*) to alienate to hate and in/on/with entrails: among his to set: put deceit
25 Whanne he `makith low his vois, bileue thou not to hym; for seuene wickidnessis ben in his herte.
for be gracious voice his not be faithful in/on/with him for seven abomination in/on/with heart his
26 The malice of hym that hilith hatrede gilefuli, schal be schewid in a counsel.
to cover hating in/on/with guile to reveal: reveal distress: evil his in/on/with assembly
27 He that delueth a diche, schal falle in to it; and if a man walewith a stoon, it schal turne ayen to hym.
to pierce pit: grave in/on/with her to fall: fall and to roll stone to(wards) him to return: return
28 A fals tunge loueth not treuth; and a slidir mouth worchith fallyngis.
tongue deception to hate crushed his and lip smooth to make ruin
