Isaiah 32

1 Lo! the kyng schal regne in riytfulnesse, and princes schulen be souereyns in doom.

Behold, a King shall reigne in iustice, and the princes shall rule in iudgement.

2 And a man schal be, as he that is hid fro wynd, and hidith hym silf fro tempest; as stremes of watris in thirst, and the schadewe of a stoon stondynge fer out in a desert lond.

And that man shall bee as an hiding place from the winde, and as a refuge for the tempest: as riuers of water in a drie place, and as the shadowe of a great rocke in a weary land.

3 The iyen of profetis schulen not dasewe, and the eeris of heereris schulen herke diligentli;

The eyes of the seeing shall not be shut, and the eares of them that heare, shall hearken.

4 and the herte of foolis schal vndurstonde kunnyng, and the tunge of stuttynge men schal speke swiftli, and pleynli.

And the heart of the foolish shall vnderstand knowledge, and the tongue of the stutters shalbe ready to speake distinctly.

5 He that is vnwijs, schal no more be clepid prince, and a gileful man schal not be clepid the grettere.

A nigard shall no more be called liberall, nor the churle riche.

6 Forsothe a fool shal speke foli thingis, and his herte schal do wickidnesse, that he performe feynyng, and speke to the Lord gilefuli; and he schal make voide the soule of an hungry man, and schal take awei drynke fro a thirsti man.

But the nigarde will speake of nigardnesse, and his heart will worke iniquitie, and do wickedly, and speake falsely against the Lord, to make emptie the hungrie soule, and to cause the drinke of the thirstie to faile.

7 The vessels of a gileful man ben worste; for he schal make redi thouytis to leese mylde men in the word of a leesyng, whanne a pore man spak doom.

For the weapons of the churle are wicked: hee deuiseth wicked counsels, to vndoe the poore with lying words: and to speake against the poore in iudgement.

8 Forsothe a prince schal thenke tho thingis that ben worthi to a prince, and he schal stonde ouer duykis.

But the liberall man will deuise of liberall things, and he will continue his liberalitie.

9 Riche wymmen, rise ye, and here my vois; douytris tristynge, perseyue ye with eeris my speche.

Rise vp, ye women that are at ease: heare my voyce, ye carelesse daughters: hearken to my wordes.

10 For whi aftir daies and a yeer, and ye that tristen schulen be disturblid; for whi vyndage is endid, gaderyng schal no more come.

Yee women, that are carelesse, shall be in feare aboue a yeere in dayes: for the vintage shall faile, and the gatherings shall come no more.

11 Ye riche wymmen, be astonyed; ye that tristen, be disturblid; vnclothe ye you, and be ye aschamed;

Yee women, that are at ease, be astonied: feare, O yee carelesse women: put off the clothes: make bare, and girde sackcloth vpon the loynes.

12 girde youre leendis; weile ye on brestis, on desirable cuntrei, on the plenteuouse vyner.

Men shall lament for the teates, euen for the pleasant fieldes, and for the fruitefull vine.

13 Thornes and breris schulen stie on the erthe of my puple; hou myche more on alle the housis of ioie of the citee makynge ful out ioie?

Vpon the lande of my people shall growe thornes and briers: yea, vpon all the houses of ioye in the citie of reioysing,

14 For whi the hous is left, the multitude of the citee is forsakun; derknessis and gropyng ben maad on dennes, `til in to with outen ende. The ioie of wield assis is the lesewe of flockis;

Because the palace shalbe forsaken, and the noise of the citie shalbe left: the towre and fortresse shalbe dennes for euer, and the delite of wilde asses, and a pasture for flockes,

15 til the spirit be sched out on us fro an hiy, and the desert schal be in to Chermel, and Chermel schal be arettid in to a forest.

Vntill the Spirit be powred vpon vs from aboue, and the wildernes become a fruitfull fielde, and the plenteous fielde be counted as a forest.

16 And doom schal dwelle in wildirnesse, and riytfulnesse schal sitte in Chermel;

And iudgement shall dwel in the desert, and iustice shall remaine in the fruitfull fielde.

17 and the werk of riytfulnesse schal be pees, and the tilthe of riytfulnesse schal be stilnesse and sikirnesse, `til in to with outen ende.

And the worke of iustice shall bee peace, euen the worke of iustice and quietnesse, and assurance for euer.

18 And my puple schal sitte in the fairnesse of pees, and in the tabernaclis of trist, and in riche reste.

And my people shall dwell in the tabernacle of peace, and in sure dwellings, and in safe resting places.

19 But hail schal be in the coming doun of the foreste, and bi lownesse the citee schal be maad low.

When it haileth, it shall fall on the forest, and the citie shall be set in the lowe place.

20 Blessid ben ye, that sowen on alle watris, and putten yn the foot of an oxe and of an asse.

Blessed are ye that sowe vpon all waters, and driue thither the feete of the oxe and the asse.