Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom bildide an hous to him silf; he hewide out seuene pileris,
wisdom to build house: home her to hew pillar her seven
2 he offride his slayn sacrifices, he medlide wijn, and settide forth his table.
to slaughter slaughter her to mix wine her also to arrange table her
3 He sente hise handmaides, that thei schulden clepe to the tour; and to the wallis of the citee.
to send: depart maiden her to call: call out upon single/height height town
4 If ony man is litil; come he to me. And wisdom spak to vnwise men,
who? simple to turn aside: depart here/thus lacking heart to say to/for him
5 Come ye, ete ye my breed; and drynke ye the wiyn, which Y haue medlid to you.
to go: come! to feed on in/on/with food: bread my and to drink in/on/with wine to mix
6 Forsake ye yong childhed, and lyue ye; and go ye bi the weyes of prudence.
to leave: forsake simple and to live and to bless in/on/with way: conduct understanding
7 He that techith a scornere, doith wrong to him silf; and he that vndirnymmeth a wickid man, gendrith a wem to him silf.
to discipline to mock to take: recieve to/for him dishonor and to rebuke to/for wicked blemish his
8 Nile thou vndirnyme a scornere; lest he hate thee. Vndirnyme thou a wise man; and he schal loue thee.
not to rebuke to mock lest to hate you to rebuke to/for wise and to love: lover you
9 Yyue thou occasioun to a wise man; and wisdom schal be encreessid to hym. Teche thou a iust man; and he schal haste to take.
to give: give to/for wise and be wise still to know to/for righteous and to add teaching
10 The bigynnyng of wisdom is the dreed of the Lord; and prudence is the kunnyng of seyntis.
beginning wisdom fear LORD and knowledge holy understanding
11 For thi daies schulen be multiplied bi me; and yeeris of lijf schulen be encreessid to thee.
for in/on/with me to multiply day your and to add to/for you year life
12 If thou art wijs; thou schalt be to thi silf, and to thi neiyboris. Forsothe if thou art a scornere; thou aloone schalt bere yuel.
if be wise be wise to/for you and to mock to/for alone you to lift: bear
13 A fonned womman, and ful of cry, and ful of vnleueful lustis, and that kan no thing outirli,
woman stupidity to roar naivite and not to know what?
14 sittith in the doris of hir hous, on a seete, in an hiy place of the cite;
and to dwell to/for entrance house: home her upon throne: seat height town
15 to clepe men passinge bi the weie, and men goynge in her iournei.
to/for to call: call to to/for to pass way: journey [the] to smooth way their
16 Who is a litil man `of wit; bowe he to me. And sche spak to a coward,
who? simple to turn aside: depart here/thus and lacking heart and to say to/for him
17 Watris of thefte ben swettere, and breed hid is swettere.
water to steal be sweet and food: bread secrecy be pleasant
18 And wiste not that giauntis ben there; and the gestis `of hir ben in the depthis of helle. Sotheli he that schal be applied, ether fastned, to hir; schal go doun to hellis. For whi he that goith awei fro hir; schal be saued. (Sheol h7585)
and not to know for shade there in/on/with unfathomable hell: Sheol to call: call to her (Sheol h7585)
