Proverbs 13
1 A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.
A wijs sone is the teching of the fadir; but he that is a scornere, herith not, whanne he is repreuyd.
2 By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.
A man schal be fillid with goodis of the fruit of his mouth; but the soule of vnpitouse men is wickid.
3 He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
He that kepith his mouth, kepith his soule; but he that is vnwar to speke, schal feel yuels.
4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
A slow man wole, and wole not; but the soule of hem that worchen schal be maad fat.
5 A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.
A iust man schal wlate a fals word; but a wickid man schendith, and schal be schent.
6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Riytfulnesse kepith the weie of an innocent man; but wickidnesse disseyueth a synnere.
7 There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
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 is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.
Redempcioun of the soule of man is hise richessis; but he that is pore, suffrith not blamyng.
9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
The liyt of iust men makith glad; but the lanterne of wickid men schal be quenchid.
10 Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.
Stryues ben euere a mong proude men; but thei that don alle thingis with counsel, ben gouerned bi wisdom.
11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
Hastid catel schal be maad lesse; but that that is gaderid litil and litil with hond, schal be multiplied.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
Hope which is dilaied, turmentith the soule; a tre of lijf is desir comyng.
13 Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
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 teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the 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 brings favor; but the way of the unfaithful leads to calamity.
Good teching schal yyue grace; a swolowe is in the weie of dispiseris.
16 Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.
A fel man doith alle thingis with counsel; but he that is a fool, schal opene foli.
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.
The messanger of a wickid man schal falle in to yuel; a feithful messanger is helthe.
18 Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.
Nedynesse and schenschip is to him that forsakith techyng; but he that assentith to a blamere, schal be glorified.
19 Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
Desir, if it is fillid, delitith the soule; foolis wlaten hem that fleen yuels.
20 One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
He that goith with wijs men, schal be wijs; the freend of foolis schal be maad lijk hem.
21 Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.
Yuel pursueth synneris; and goodis schulen be yoldun to iust men.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
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 An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, but injustice sweeps it away.
Many meetis ben in the new tilid feeldis of fadris; and ben gaderid to othere men with out doom.
24 One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
He that sparith the yerde, hatith his sone; but he that loueth him, techith bisili.
25 The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
A iust man etith, and fillith his soule; but the wombe of wickid men is vnable to be fillid.
