Proverbs 31
1 The wordis of Lamuel, the king; the visioun bi which his modir tauyte hym.
word Lemuel king burden which to discipline him mother his
2 What my derlyng? what the derlyng of my wombe? what the derlyng of my desiris?
what? son: child my and what? son: child belly: womb my and what? son: child vow my
3 Yyue thou not thi catel to wymmen, and thi richessis to do awei kyngis.
not to give: give to/for woman strength your and way: conduct your to/for to wipe king
4 A! Lamuel, nyle thou yiue wyn to kingis; for no pryuete is, where drunkenesse regneth.
not to/for king Lemuel not to/for king to drink wine and to/for to rule (where? *Q(K)*) strong drink
5 Lest perauenture thei drynke, and foryete domes, and chaunge the cause of the sones of a pore man.
lest to drink and to forget to decree and to change judgment all son: type of affliction
6 Yyue ye sidur to hem that morenen, and wyn to hem that ben of bitter soule.
to give: give strong drink to/for to perish and wine to/for bitter soul
7 Drinke thei, and foryete thei her nedinesse; and thenke thei no more on her sorewe.
to drink and to forget poverty his and trouble his not to remember still
8 Opene thi mouth for a doumb man,
to open lip your to/for mute to(wards) judgment all son: type of destruction
9 and opene thi mouth for the causes of alle sones that passen forth. Deme thou that that is iust, and deme thou a nedi man and a pore man.
to open lip your to judge righteousness and to judge afflicted and needy
10 Who schal fynde a stronge womman? the prijs of her is fer, and fro the laste endis.
woman: wife strength: worthy who? to find and distant from jewel merchandise her
11 The herte of hir hosebond tristith in hir; and sche schal not haue nede to spuylis.
to trust in/on/with her heart master: husband her and spoil not to lack
12 Sche schal yelde to hym good, and not yuel, in alle the daies of hir lijf.
to wean him good and not bad: evil all day life her
13 Sche souyte wolle and flex; and wrouyte bi the counsel of hir hondis.
to seek wool and flax and to make: do in/on/with pleasure palm her
14 Sche is maad as the schip of a marchaunt, that berith his breed fro fer.
to be like/as fleet to trade from distance to come (in): bring food her
15 And sche roos bi nyyt, and yaf prey to hir meyneals, and metis to hir handmaidis.
and to arise: rise in/on/with still night and to give: give prey to/for house: household her and statute: portion to/for maiden her
16 Sche bihelde a feeld, and bouyte it; of the fruyt of hir hondis sche plauntide a vyner.
to plan land: country and to take: buy him from fruit palm her (to plant *Q(K)*) vineyard
17 Sche girde hir leendis with strengthe, and made strong hir arm.
to gird in/on/with strength loin her and to strengthen arm her
18 Sche taastide, and siy, that hir marchaundie was good; hir lanterne schal not be quenchid in the niyt.
to perceive for pleasant profit her not to quench (in/on/with night *Q(K)*) lamp her
19 Sche putte hir hondis to stronge thingis, and hir fyngris token the spyndil.
hand her to send: reach in/on/with distaff and palm her to grasp district
20 Sche openyde hir hond to a nedi man, and stretchide forth hir hondis to a pore man.
palm her to spread to/for afflicted and hand her to send: reach to/for needy
21 Sche schal not drede for hir hous of the cooldis of snow; for alle hir meyneals ben clothid with double clothis.
not to fear to/for house: household her from snow for all house: household her to clothe scarlet
22 Sche made to hir a ray cloth; bijs and purpur is the cloth of hir.
covering to make to/for her linen and purple clothing her
23 Hir hosebonde is noble in the yatis, whanne he sittith with the senatours of erthe.
to know in/on/with gate master: husband her in/on/with to dwell he with old: elder land: country/planet
24 Sche made lynnun cloth, and selde; and yaf a girdil to a Chananei.
linen to make and to sell and belt to give: give to/for merchant
25 Strengthe and fairnesse is the clothing of hir; and sche schal leiye in the laste dai.
strength and glory clothing her and to laugh to/for day last
26 Sche openyde hir mouth to wisdom; and the lawe of merci is in hir tunge.
lip her to open in/on/with wisdom and instruction kindness upon tongue her
27 Sche bihelde the pathis of hir hous; and sche eet not breed idili.
to watch walk house: household her and food: bread sluggishness not to eat
28 Hir sones risiden, and prechiden hir moost blessid; hir hosebonde roos, and preiside hir.
to arise: rise son: child her and to bless her master: husband her and to boast: praise her
29 Many douytris gaderiden richessis; thou passidist alle.
many daughter to make: do strength: worthy and you(f. s.) to ascend: rise upon all their
30 Fairnesse is disseiuable grace, and veyn; thilke womman, that dredith the Lord, schal be preisid.
deception [the] favor and vanity [the] beauty woman afraid LORD he/she/it to boast: praise
31 Yyue ye to hir of the fruyt of hir hondis; and hir werkis preise hir in the yatis.
to give: give to/for her from fruit hand her and to boast: praise her in/on/with gate deed: work her
