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Westminster Leningrad Codex
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Wycliffe's English Translation (1388)
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[1]זְב֣וּבֵי מָ֔וֶת יַבְאִ֥ישׁ יַבִּ֖יעַ שֶׁ֣מֶן רֹוקֵ֑חַ יָקָ֛ר מֵחָכְמָ֥ה מִכָּבֹ֖וד סִכְל֥וּת מְעָֽט׃ [1]Flies `that dien, leesen the swetnesse of oynement. Litil foli at a tyme is preciousere than wisdom and glorie.
[2]לֵ֤ב חָכָם֙ לִֽימִינֹ֔ו וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִ֖יל לִשְׂמֹאלֹֽו׃ [2]The herte of a wijs man is in his riyt side; and the herte of a fool is in his left side.
[3]וְגַם־בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ [כְּשֶׁהַסָּכָל כ] (כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל ק) הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִבֹּ֣ו חָסֵ֑ר וְאָמַ֥ר לַכֹּ֖ל סָכָ֥ל הֽוּא׃ [3]But also a fool goynge in the weie, whanne he is vnwijs, gessith alle men foolis.
[4]אִם־ר֤וּחַ הַמֹּושֵׁל֙ תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עָלֶ֔יךָ מְקֹומְךָ֖ אַל־תַּנַּ֑ח כִּ֣י מַרְפֵּ֔א יַנִּ֖יחַ חֲטָאִ֥ים גְּדֹולִֽים׃ [4]If the spirit of hym, that hath power, stieth on thee, forsake thou not thi place; for heeling schal make gretteste synnes to ceesse.
[5]יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ [5]An yuel is, which Y siy vndur the sunne, and goith out as bi errour fro the face of the prince; a fool set in hiy dignyte,
[6]נִתַּ֣ן הַסֶּ֔כֶל בַּמְּרֹומִ֖ים רַבִּ֑ים וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל יֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ [6]and riche men sitte bynethe.
[7]רָאִ֥יתִי עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־סוּסִ֑ים וְשָׂרִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֥ים כַּעֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ [7]I siy seruauntis on horsis, and princes as seruauntis goynge on the erthe.
[8]חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ בֹּ֣ו יִפֹּ֑ול וּפֹרֵ֥ץ גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ׃ [8]He that diggith a diche, schal falle in to it; and an eddre schal bite hym, that distrieth an hegge.
[9]מַסִּ֣יעַ אֲבָנִ֔ים יֵעָצֵ֖ב בָּהֶ֑ם בֹּוקֵ֥עַ עֵצִ֖ים יִסָּ֥כֶן בָּֽם׃ [9]He that berith ouer stoonys, schal be turmentid in tho; and he that kittith trees, schal be woundid of tho.
[10]אִם־קֵהָ֣ה הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙ לֹא־פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְרֹ֥ון הַכְשֵׁ֖יר חָכְמָֽה׃ [10]If yrun is foldid ayen, and this is not as bifore, but is maad blunt, it schal be maad scharp with myche trauel; and wisdom schal sue aftir bisynesse.
[11]אִם־יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַנָּחָ֖שׁ בְּלֹוא־לָ֑חַשׁ וְאֵ֣ין יִתְרֹ֔ון לְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֹֽׁון׃ [11]If a serpent bitith, it bitith in silence; he that bacbitith priueli, hath no thing lesse than it.
[12]דִּבְרֵ֥י פִי־חָכָ֖ם חֵ֑ן וְשִׂפְתֹ֥ות כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃ [12]The wordis of the mouth of a wijs man is grace; and the lippis of an vnwijs man schulen caste hym doun.
[13]תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבְרֵי־פִ֖יהוּ סִכְל֑וּת וְאַחֲרִ֣ית פִּ֔יהוּ הֹולֵל֖וּת רָעָֽה׃ [13]The bigynnyng of hise wordis is foli; and the laste thing of his mouth is the worste errour.
[14]וְהַסָּכָ֖ל יַרְבֶּ֣ה דְבָרִ֑ים לֹא־יֵדַ֤ע הָאָדָם֙ מַה־שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה֙ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֹֽו׃ [14]A fool multiplieth wordis; a man noot, what was bifore hym, and who mai schewe to hym that, that schal come aftir hym?
[15]עֲמַ֥ל הַכְּסִילִ֖ים תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־עִֽיר׃ [15]The trauel of foolis shal turment hem, that kunnen not go in to the citee.
[16]אִֽי־לָ֣ךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ נָ֑עַר וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ בַּבֹּ֥קֶר יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ [16]Lond, wo to thee, whos kyng is a child, and whose princes eten eerli.
[17]אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ בֶּן־חֹורִ֑ים וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִֽי׃ [17]Blessid is the lond, whos kyng is noble; and whose princis eten in her tyme, to susteyne the kynde, and not to waste.
[18]בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַבָּֽיִת׃ [18]Betere is wisdom than armuris of batel; and he that synneth in o thing, schal leese many goodis.
[19]לִשְׂחֹוק֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים לֶ֔חֶם וְיַ֖יִן יְשַׂמַּ֣ח חַיִּ֑ים וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף יַעֲנֶ֥ה אֶת־הַכֹּֽל׃ [19]In leiyyng thei disposen breed and wyn, that thei drynkynge ete largeli; and alle thingis obeien to monei.
[20]גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י עֹ֤וף הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ יֹולִ֣יךְ אֶת־הַקֹּ֔ול וּבַ֥עַל [הַכְּנָפַיִם כ] (כְּנָפַ֖יִם ק) יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר׃ [20]In thi thouyt bacbite thou not the kyng, and in the priuete of thi bed, curse thou not a riche man; for the briddis of heuene schulen bere thi vois, and he that hath pennys, schal telle the sentence.
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Author: John Wycliffe (1328 – 1384)
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