Proverbs 27
1 Haue thou not glorie on the morewe, `not knowynge what thing the dai to comynge schal bringe forth.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth!
2 Another man, and not thi mouth preise thee; a straunger, and not thi lippis `preise thee.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stoon is heuy, and grauel is chariouse; but the ire of a fool is heuyere than euer eithir.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 Ire hath no merci, and woodnesse brekynge out `hath no merci; and who mai suffre the fersnesse of a spirit stirid?
Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Betere is opyn repreuyng, than loue hid.
Better is open rebuke Than love kept concealed.
6 Betere ben the woundis of hym that loueth, than the gileful cossis of hym that hatith.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 A man fillid schal dispise an hony coomb; but an hungri man schal take, yhe, bittir thing for swete.
He who is fed to the full loatheth the honeycomb; But to the hungry any bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a brid passinge ouer fro his nest, so is a man that forsakith his place.
As a bird that wandereth from its nest, So is a man who wandereth from his place.
9 The herte delitith in oynement, and dyuerse odours; and a soule is maad swete bi the good counsels of a frend.
Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by hearty counsel.
10 Forsake thou not thi frend, and the frend of thi fadir; and entre thou not in to the hous of thi brothir, in the dai of thi turment. Betere is a neiybore nyy, than a brothir afer.
Thine own friend and thy father's friend forsake not; And go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor that is near, than a brother far off.
11 Mi sone, studie thou a boute wisdom, and make thou glad myn herte; that thou maist answere a word to a dispisere.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 A fel man seynge yuel was hid; litle men of wit passinge forth suffriden harmes.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; The simple pass on, and are punished.
13 Take thou awei his clooth, that bihiyte for a straunger; and take thou awei a wed fro hym for an alien man.
Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
14 He that blessith his neiybore with greet vois; and risith bi niyt, schal be lijk hym that cursith.
He who blesseth his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early for it, It shall be accounted to him as a curse.
15 Roouys droppynge in the dai of coold, and a womman ful of chidyng ben comparisond.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife are alike.
16 He that withholdith hir, as if he holdith wynd; and auoidith the oile of his riyt hond.
He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
17 Yrun is whettid bi irun; and a man whettith the face of his frend.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
18 He that kepith a fige tre, schal ete the fruytis therof; and he that is a kepere of his lord, schal be glorified.
He that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.
19 As the cheris of men biholdinge schynen in watris; so the hertis of men ben opyn to prudent men.
As in water face answereth to face, So doth the heart of man to man.
20 Helle and perdicioun schulen not be fillid; so and the iyen of men moun not be fillid. (Sheol h7585)
The realms of the dead are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 As siluer is preuyd in a wellyng place, and gold `is preued in a furneys; so a man is preued bi the mouth of preyseris. The herte of a wickid man sekith out yuels; but a riytful herte sekith out kunnyng.
The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; So let a man be to the mouth that giveth him praise.
22 Thouy thou beetist a fool in a morter, as with a pestel smytynge aboue dried barli; his foli schal not be don awei fro him.
Though thou shouldst beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised wheat, with a pestle, Yet will not his folly depart from him.
23 Knowe thou diligentli the cheere of thi beeste; and biholde thou thi flockis.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!
24 For thou schalt not haue power contynueli; but a coroun schal be youun to thee in generacioun and in to generacioun.
For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
25 Medewis ben openyd, and greene eerbis apperiden; and hey is gaderid fro hillis.
The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
26 Lambren be to thi clothing; and kidis be to the prijs of feeld.
The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy field.
27 The mylke of geete suffice to thee for thi meetis; in to the necessarie thingis of thin hous, and to lijflode to thin handmaidis.
There is goat's milk enough for thy food, For the food of thy household, And for the sustenance of thy maidens.
