Proverbs 29
1 Sodeyn perischyng schal come on that man, that with hard nol dispisith a blamere; and helth schal not sue hym.
He, that being often reproved hardeneth [his] neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
2 The comynalte schal be glad in the multipliyng of iust men; whanne wickid men han take prinshod, the puple schal weyle.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
3 A man that loueth wisdom, makith glad his fadir; but he that nurschith `an hoore, schal leese catel.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth [his] substance.
4 A iust king reisith the lond; an auerouse man schal distrie it.
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
5 A man that spekith bi flaterynge and feyned wordis to his frend; spredith abrood a net to hise steppis.
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
6 A snare schal wlappe a wickid man doynge synne; and a iust man schal preise, and schal make ioye.
In the transgression of an evil man [there is] a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7 A iust man knowith the cause of pore men; an vnpitouse man knowith not kunnyng.
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: [but] the wicked regardeth not to know [it].
8 Men ful of pestilence distryen a citee; but wise men turnen awei woodnesse.
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise [men] turn away wrath.
9 If a wijs man stryueth with a fool; whether he be wrooth, `ether he leiyith, he schal not fynde reste.
[If] a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, [there is] no rest.
10 Menquelleris haten a simple man; but iust men seken his soule.
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
11 A fool bringith forth al his spirit; a wise man dilaieth, and reserueth in to tyme comynge afterward.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.
12 A prince that herith wilfuli the wordis of a leesyng; schal haue alle mynystris vnfeithful.
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants [are] wicked.
13 A pore man and a leenere metten hem silf; the Lord is liytnere of euer ethir.
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
14 If a kyng demeth pore men in treuthe; his trone schal be maad stidfast with outen ende.
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
15 A yerde and chastisyng schal yyue wisdom; but a child, which is left to his wille, schendith his modir.
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.
16 Grete trespassis schulen be multiplied in the multipliyng of wickid men; and iust men schulen se the fallyngis of hem.
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17 Teche thi sone, and he schal coumforte thee; and he schal yyue delicis to thi soule.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18 Whanne prophesie faylith, the puple schal be distried; but he that kepith the lawe, is blessid.
Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy [is] he.
19 A seruaunt mai not be tauyt bi wordis; for he vndirstondith that that thou seist, and dispisith for to answere.
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
20 Thou hast seyn a man swift to speke; foli schal be hopid more than his amendyng.
Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
21 He that nurschith his seruaunt delicatli fro childhod; schal fynde hym rebel aftirward.
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become [his] son at the length.
22 A wrathful man territh chidingis; and he that is liyt to haue indignacioun, schal be more enclynaunt to synnes.
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
23 Lownesse sueth a proude man; and glorie schal vp take a meke man of spirit.
A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24 He that takith part with a theef, hatith his soule; he herith a man chargynge greetli, and schewith not.
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth [it] not.
25 He that dredith a man, schal falle soon; he that hopith in the Lord, shal be reisid.
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
26 Many men seken the face of the prince; and the doom of alle men schal go forth of the Lord.
Many seek the ruler’s favour; but [every] man’s judgment [cometh] from the LORD.
27 Iust men han abhomynacioun of a wickid man; and wickid men han abhomynacioun of hem, that ben in a riytful weye. A sone kepynge a word, schal be out of perdicioun.
An unjust man [is] an abomination to the just: and [he that is] upright in the way [is] abomination to the wicked.
