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| [1]A wijs womman bildith hir hous; and an unwijs womman schal distrie with hondis an hous bildid. |
[1]Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. |
| [2]A man goynge in riytful weie, and dredinge God, is dispisid of hym, that goith in a weie of yuel fame. |
[2]He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. |
| [3]The yerde of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lippis of wijs men kepen hem. |
[3]In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. |
| [4]Where oxis ben not, the cratche is void; but where ful many cornes apperen, there the strengthe of oxe is opyn. |
[4]Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. |
| [5]A feithful witnesse schal not lie; a gileful witnesse bringith forth a leesing. |
[5]A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. |
| [6]A scornere sekith wisdom, and he fyndith not; the teching of prudent men is esy. |
[6]A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. |
| [7]Go thou ayens a man a fool; and he schal not knowe the lippis of prudence. |
[7]Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. |
| [8]The wisdom of a fel man is to vndirstonde his weie; and the vnwarnesse of foolis errith. |
[8]The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. |
| [9]A fool scorneth synne; grace schal dwelle among iust men. |
[9]Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. |
| [10]The herte that knowith the bittirnesse of his soule; a straunger schal not be meddlid in the ioie therof. |
[10]The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. |
| [11]The hous of wickid men schal be don awei; the tabernaclis of iust men schulen buriowne. |
[11]The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. |
| [12]Sotheli a weie is, that semeth iust to a man; but the laste thingis therof leden forth to deth. |
[12]There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. |
| [13]Leiyyng schal be medlid with sorewe; and morenyng ocupieth the laste thingis of ioye. |
[13]Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. |
| [14]A fool schal be fillid with hise weies; and a good man schal be aboue hym. |
[14]The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. |
| [15]An innocent man bileueth to eche word; a felle man biholdith hise goyngis. |
[15]The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going. |
| [16]A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith. |
[16]A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. |
| [17]A man vnpacient schal worche foli; and a gileful man is odiouse. |
[17]He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. |
| [18]Litle men of wit schulen holde foli; and felle men schulen abide kunnyng. |
[18]The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. |
| [19]Yuel men schulen ligge bifor goode men; and vnpitouse men bifor the yatis of iust men. |
[19]The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. |
| [20]A pore man schal be hateful, yhe, to his neiybore; but many men ben frendis of riche men. |
[20]The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. |
| [21]He that dispisith his neiybore, doith synne; but he that doith merci to a pore man, schal be blessid. He that bileueth in the Lord, loueth merci; |
[21]He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. |
| [22]thei erren that worchen yuel. Merci and treuthe maken redi goodis; |
[22]Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. |
| [23]abundaunce `schal be in ech good werk. Sotheli where ful many wordis ben, there nedynesse is ofte. |
[23]In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. |
| [24]The coroun of wise men is the richessis of hem; the fooli of foolis is vnwarnesse. |
[24]The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. |
| [25]A feithful witnesse delyuereth soulis; and a fals man bringith forth leesyngis. |
[25]A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. |
| [26]In the drede of the Lord is triste of strengthe; and hope schal be to the sones of it. |
[26]In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. |
| [27]The drede of the Lord is a welle of lijf; that it bowe awei fro the fallyng of deth. |
[27]The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. |
| [28]The dignite of the king is in the multitude of puple; and the schenschipe of a prince is in the fewnesse of puple. |
[28]In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. |
| [29]He that is pacient, is gouerned bi myche wisdom; but he that is vnpacient, enhaunsith his foli. |
[29]He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. |
| [30]Helthe of herte is the lijf of fleischis; enuye is rot of boonys. |
[30]A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. |
| [31]He that falsli chalengith a nedi man, dispisith his maker; but he that hath merci on a pore man, onourith that makere. |
[31]He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. |
| [32]A wickid man is put out for his malice; but a iust man hopith in his deth. |
[32]The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. |
| [33]Wisdom restith in the herte of a wijs man; and he schal teche alle vnlerned men. |
[33]Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known. |
| [34]Riytfulnesse reisith a folc; synne makith puplis wretchis. |
[34]Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. |
| [35]A mynystre vndurstondynge is acceptable to a kyng; a mynystre vnprofitable schal suffre the wrathfulnesse of him. |
[35]The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. |