Proverbs 29
1 Sodeyn perischyng schal come on that man, that with hard nol dispisith a blamere; and helth schal not sue hym.
man argument to harden neck suddenness to break and nothing healing
2 The comynalte schal be glad in the multipliyng of iust men; whanne wickid men han take prinshod, the puple schal weyle.
in/on/with to multiply righteous to rejoice [the] people and in/on/with to rule wicked to sigh people
3 A man that loueth wisdom, makith glad his fadir; but he that nurschith `an hoore, schal leese catel.
man to love: lover wisdom to rejoice father his and to accompany to fornicate to perish substance
4 A iust king reisith the lond; an auerouse man schal distrie it.
king in/on/with justice to stand: rise land: country/planet and man contribution to overthrow her
5 A man that spekith bi flaterynge and feyned wordis to his frend; spredith abrood a net to hise steppis.
great man to smooth upon neighbor his net to spread upon beat his
6 A snare schal wlappe a wickid man doynge synne; and a iust man schal preise, and schal make ioye.
in/on/with transgression man bad: evil snare and righteous to overcome and to rejoice
7 A iust man knowith the cause of pore men; an vnpitouse man knowith not kunnyng.
to know righteous judgment poor wicked not to understand knowledge
8 Men ful of pestilence distryen a citee; but wise men turnen awei woodnesse.
human scorning to breathe town and wise to return: turn back face: anger
9 If a wijs man stryueth with a fool; whether he be wrooth, `ether he leiyith, he schal not fynde reste.
man wise to judge with man fool(ish) and to tremble and to laugh and nothing quietness
10 Menquelleris haten a simple man; but iust men seken his soule.
human blood to hate complete and upright to seek soul: life his
11 A fool bringith forth al his spirit; a wise man dilaieth, and reserueth in to tyme comynge afterward.
all spirit: temper his to come out: speak fool and wise in/on/with back to soothe her
12 A prince that herith wilfuli the wordis of a leesyng; schal haue alle mynystris vnfeithful.
to rule to listen upon word: because deception all to minister him wicked
13 A pore man and a leenere metten hem silf; the Lord is liytnere of euer ethir.
be poor and man oppression to meet to light eye two their LORD
14 If a kyng demeth pore men in treuthe; his trone schal be maad stidfast with outen ende.
king to judge in/on/with truth: faithful poor throne his to/for perpetuity to establish: establish
15 A yerde and chastisyng schal yyue wisdom; but a child, which is left to his wille, schendith his modir.
tribe: staff and argument to give: give wisdom and youth to send: let go be ashamed mother his
16 Grete trespassis schulen be multiplied in the multipliyng of wickid men; and iust men schulen se the fallyngis of hem.
in/on/with to multiply wicked to multiply transgression and righteous in/on/with carcass their to see: see
17 Teche thi sone, and he schal coumforte thee; and he schal yyue delicis to thi soule.
to discipline son: child your and to rest you and to give: give delicacy to/for soul your
18 Whanne prophesie faylith, the puple schal be distried; but he that kepith the lawe, is blessid.
in/on/with nothing vision to neglect people and to keep: obey instruction blessed he
19 A seruaunt mai not be tauyt bi wordis; for he vndirstondith that that thou seist, and dispisith for to answere.
in/on/with word not to discipline servant/slave for to understand and nothing to answer
20 Thou hast seyn a man swift to speke; foli schal be hopid more than his amendyng.
to see man: anyone to hasten in/on/with word his hope to/for fool from him
21 He that nurschith his seruaunt delicatli fro childhod; schal fynde hym rebel aftirward.
to pamper from youth servant/slave his and end his to be progeny
22 A wrathful man territh chidingis; and he that is liyt to haue indignacioun, schal be more enclynaunt to synnes.
man face: anger to stir up strife and master: men rage many transgression
23 Lownesse sueth a proude man; and glorie schal vp take a meke man of spirit.
pride man to abase him and low spirit to grasp glory
24 He that takith part with a theef, hatith his soule; he herith a man chargynge greetli, and schewith not.
to divide with thief to hate soul: life his oath to hear: hear and not to tell
25 He that dredith a man, schal falle soon; he that hopith in the Lord, shal be reisid.
trembling man to give: put snare and to trust in/on/with LORD to exalt
26 Many men seken the face of the prince; and the doom of alle men schal go forth of the Lord.
many to seek face to rule and from LORD justice man
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.
abomination righteous man injustice and abomination wicked upright way: conduct
