1 WYC The parablis of Salomon. A wijs sone makith glad the fadir; but a fonned sone is the sorewe of his modir. BSB BSB: The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
2 WYC Tresouris of wickidnesse schulen not profite; but riytfulnesse schal delyuere fro deth. BSB BSB: Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
3 WYC The Lord schal not turmente the soule of a iust man with hungur; and he schal distrie the tresouns of vnpitouse men. BSB BSB: The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
4 WYC A slow hond hath wrouyt nedynesse; but the hond of stronge men makith redi richessis. Forsothe he that enforsith to gete `ony thing bi leesyngis, fedith the wyndis; sotheli the same man sueth briddis fleynge. BSB BSB: Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
5 WYC He that gaderith togidere in heruest, is a wijs sone; but he that slepith in sommer, is a sone of confusioun. BSB BSB: He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6 WYC The blessing of God is ouer the heed of a iust man; but wickidnesse hilith the mouth of wickid men. BSB BSB: Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
7 WYC The mynde of a iust man schal be with preisingis; and the name of wickid men schal wexe rotun. BSB BSB: The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
8 WYC A wijs man schal resseyue comaundementis with herte; a fool is betun with lippis. BSB BSB: A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
9 WYC He that goith simpli, goith tristili; but he that makith schrewid hise weies, schal be opyn. BSB BSB: He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
10 WYC He that bekeneth with the iye, schal yyue sorewe; a fool schal be betun with lippis. BSB BSB: He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
11 WYC The veyne of lijf is the mouth of a iust man; but the mouth of wickid men hilith wickidnesse. BSB BSB: The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 WYC Hatrede reisith chidingis; and charite hilith alle synnes. BSB BSB: Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
13 WYC Wisdom is foundun in the lippis of a wise man; and a yerd in the bak of him that is nedi of herte. BSB BSB: Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
14 WYC Wise men hiden kunnyng; but the mouth of a fool is nexte to confusioun. BSB BSB: The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
15 WYC The catel of a riche man is the citee of his strengthe; the drede of pore men is the nedynesse of hem. BSB BSB: The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16 WYC The werk of a iust man is to lijf; but the fruyt of a wickid man is to synne. BSB BSB: The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
17 WYC The weie of lijf is to him that kepith chastising; but he that forsakith blamyngis, errith. BSB BSB: Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
18 WYC False lippis hiden hatrede; he that bringith forth dispisinge is vnwijs. BSB BSB: The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19 WYC Synne schal not faile in myche spekyng; but he that mesurith hise lippis, is moost prudent. BSB BSB: When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
20 WYC Chosun siluer is the tunge of a iust man; the herte of wickid men is for nouyt. BSB BSB: The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
21 WYC The lippis of a iust man techen ful manye men; but thei that ben vnlerned, schulen die in nedinesse of herte. BSB BSB: The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
22 WYC The blessing of the Lord makith riche men; and turment schal not be felowschipid to hem. BSB BSB: The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
23 WYC A fool worchith wickidnesse as bi leiyyng; but `wisdom is prudence to a man. BSB BSB: The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
24 WYC That that a wickid man dredith, schal come on hym; the desire of iust men schalbe youun to hem. BSB BSB: What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 WYC As a tempeste passynge, a wickid man schal not be; but a iust man schal be as an euerlastynge foundement. BSB BSB: When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
26 WYC As vynegre noieth the teeth, and smoke noieth the iyen; so a slow man noieth hem that senten hym in the weie. BSB BSB: Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
27 WYC The drede of the Lord encreesith daies; and the yeeris of wickid men schulen be maad schort. BSB BSB: The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
28 WYC Abiding of iust men is gladnesse; but the hope of wickid men schal perische. BSB BSB: The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
29 WYC The strengthe of a symple man is the weie of the Lord; and drede to hem that worchen yuel. BSB BSB: The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
30 WYC A iust man schal not be moued with outen ende; but wickid men schulen not dwelle on the erthe. BSB BSB: The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
31 WYC The mouth of a iust man schal bringe forth wisdom; the tunge of schrewis schal perische. BSB BSB: The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
32 WYC The lippis of a iust man biholden pleasaunt thingis; and the mouth of wickid men byholdith weiward thingis. BSB BSB: The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
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