Proverbs 17
1 Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.
Betere is a drie mussel with ioye, than an hous ful of sacrifices with chidyng.
2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
A wijs seruaunt schal be lord of fonned sones; and he schal departe eritage among britheren.
3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Adonai tests the hearts.
As siluer is preued bi fier, and gold is preued bi a chymnei, so the Lord preueth hertis.
4 An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
An yuel man obeieth to a wickid tunge; and a fals man obeieth to false lippis.
5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
He that dispisith a pore man, repreueth his maker; and he that is glad in the fallyng of another man, schal not be vnpunyschid.
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.
The coroun of elde men is the sones of sones; and the glorie of sones is the fadris of hem.
7 Arrogant speech is not fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.
Wordis wel set togidere bisemen not a fool; and a liynge lippe bicometh not a prince.
8 A bribe is a chen ·gracious· stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.
A preciouse stoon moost acceptable is the abiding of hym that sekith; whidur euere he turneth hym silf, he vndurstondith prudentli.
9 He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
He that helith trespas, sekith frenschipis; he that rehersith bi an hiy word, departith hem, that ben knyt togidere in pees.
10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.
A blamyng profitith more at a prudent man, than an hundryd woundis at a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Euere an yuel man sekith stryues; forsothe a cruel aungel schal be sent ayens hym.
12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
It spedith more to meete a femal bere, whanne the whelpis ben rauyschid, than a fool tristynge to hym silf in his foli.
13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Yuel schal not go a wei fro the hous of hym, that yeldith yuels for goodis.
14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
He that leeueth watir, is heed of stryues; and bifor that he suffrith wrong, he forsakith dom.
15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the upright, both of them alike are an abomination to Adonai.
Bothe he that iustifieth a wickid man, and he that condempneth a iust man, euer ethir is abhomynable at God.
16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
What profitith it to a fool to haue richessis, sithen he mai not bie wisdom? He that makith his hous hiy, sekith falling; and he that eschewith to lerne, schal falle in to yuels.
17 A friend 'ahav ·affectionately loves· at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.
He that is a frend, loueth in al tyme; and a brother is preuyd in angwischis.
18 A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
A fonned man schal make ioie with hondis, whanne he hath bihiyt for his frend.
19 He who 'ahav ·affectionately loves· disobedience 'ahav ·affectionately loves· strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
He that bithenkith discordis, loueth chidingis; and he that enhaunsith his mouth, sekith fallyng.
20 One who has a perverse heart does not find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
He that is of weiward herte, schal not fynde good; and he that turneth the tunge, schal falle in to yuel.
21 He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
A fool is borun in his schenschipe; but nether the fadir schal be glad in a fool.
22 A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
A ioiful soule makith likinge age; a sorewful spirit makith drie boonys.
23 A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of mishpat ·justice·.
A wickid man takith yiftis fro the bosum, to mys turne the pathis of doom.
24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
Wisdom schyneth in the face of a prudent man; the iyen of foolis ben in the endis of erthe.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
A fonned sone is the ire of the fadir, and the sorewe of the modir that gendride hym.
26 Also to punish the upright is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.
It is not good to brynge in harm to a iust man; nether to smyte the prince that demeth riytfuli.
27 He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.
He that mesurith his wordis, is wijs and prudent; and a lerud man is of preciouse spirit.
28 Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
Also a foole, if he is stille, schal be gessid a wijs man; and, if he pressith togidre hise lippis, he `schal be gessid an vndurstondynge man.
