Proverbs 13
1 A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.
A wijs sone is the teching of the fadir; but he that is a scornere, herith not, whanne he is repreuyd.
2 From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.
A man schal be fillid with goodis of the fruit of his mouth; but the soule of vnpitouse men is wickid.
3 Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips — ruin to him!
He that kepith his mouth, kepith his soule; but he that is vnwar to speke, schal feel yuels.
4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
A slow man wole, and wole not; but the soule of hem that worchen schal be maad fat.
5 A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.
A iust man schal wlate a fals word; but a wickid man schendith, and schal be schent.
6 Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
Riytfulnesse kepith the weie of an innocent man; but wickidnesse disseyueth a synnere.
7 There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
A man is as riche, whanne he hath no thing; and a man is as pore, whanne he is in many richessis.
8 The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
Redempcioun of the soule of man is hise richessis; but he that is pore, suffrith not blamyng.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
The liyt of iust men makith glad; but the lanterne of wickid men schal be quenchid.
10 A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.
Stryues ben euere a mong proude men; but thei that don alle thingis with counsel, ben gouerned bi wisdom.
11 Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
Hastid catel schal be maad lesse; but that that is gaderid litil and litil with hond, schal be multiplied.
12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
Hope which is dilaied, turmentith the soule; a tre of lijf is desir comyng.
13 Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
He that bacbitith ony thing, byndith hym silf in to tyme to comynge; but he that dredith the comaundement, schal lyue in pees.
14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
The lawe of a wise man is a welle of lijf; that he bowe awei fro the falling of deth.
15 Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
Good teching schal yyue grace; a swolowe is in the weie of dispiseris.
16 Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
A fel man doith alle thingis with counsel; but he that is a fool, schal opene foli.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
The messanger of a wickid man schal falle in to yuel; a feithful messanger is helthe.
18 Whoso is refusing instruction — poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.
Nedynesse and schenschip is to him that forsakith techyng; but he that assentith to a blamere, schal be glorified.
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.
Desir, if it is fillid, delitith the soule; foolis wlaten hem that fleen yuels.
20 Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
He that goith with wijs men, schal be wijs; the freend of foolis schal be maad lijk hem.
21 Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
Yuel pursueth synneris; and goodis schulen be yoldun to iust men.
22 A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.
A good man schal leeue aftir him eiris, sones, and the sones of sones; and the catel of a synnere is kept to a iust man.
23 Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
Many meetis ben in the new tilid feeldis of fadris; and ben gaderid to othere men with out doom.
24 Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
He that sparith the yerde, hatith his sone; but he that loueth him, techith bisili.
25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
A iust man etith, and fillith his soule; but the wombe of wickid men is vnable to be fillid.
