1 WYC A wijs sone is the teching of the fadir; but he that is a scornere, herith not, whanne he is repreuyd. BSB BSB: A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
2 WYC A man schal be fillid with goodis of the fruit of his mouth; but the soule of vnpitouse men is wickid. BSB BSB: From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
3 WYC He that kepith his mouth, kepith his soule; but he that is vnwar to speke, schal feel yuels. BSB BSB: He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
4 WYC A slow man wole, and wole not; but the soule of hem that worchen schal be maad fat. BSB BSB: The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
5 WYC A iust man schal wlate a fals word; but a wickid man schendith, and schal be schent. BSB BSB: The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
6 WYC Riytfulnesse kepith the weie of an innocent man; but wickidnesse disseyueth a synnere. BSB BSB: Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
7 WYC A man is as riche, whanne he hath no thing; and a man is as pore, whanne he is in many richessis. BSB BSB: One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8 WYC Redempcioun of the soule of man is hise richessis; but he that is pore, suffrith not blamyng. BSB BSB: Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
9 WYC The liyt of iust men makith glad; but the lanterne of wickid men schal be quenchid. BSB BSB: The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
10 WYC Stryues ben euere a mong proude men; but thei that don alle thingis with counsel, ben gouerned bi wisdom. BSB BSB: Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
11 WYC Hastid catel schal be maad lesse; but that that is gaderid litil and litil with hond, schal be multiplied. BSB BSB: Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
12 WYC Hope which is dilaied, turmentith the soule; a tre of lijf is desir comyng. BSB BSB: Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 WYC He that bacbitith ony thing, byndith hym silf in to tyme to comynge; but he that dredith the comaundement, schal lyue in pees. BSB BSB: He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
14 WYC The lawe of a wise man is a welle of lijf; that he bowe awei fro the falling of deth. BSB BSB: The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
15 WYC Good teching schal yyue grace; a swolowe is in the weie of dispiseris. BSB BSB: Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
16 WYC A fel man doith alle thingis with counsel; but he that is a fool, schal opene foli. BSB BSB: Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
17 WYC The messanger of a wickid man schal falle in to yuel; a feithful messanger is helthe. BSB BSB: A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
18 WYC Nedynesse and schenschip is to him that forsakith techyng; but he that assentith to a blamere, schal be glorified. BSB BSB: Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
19 WYC Desir, if it is fillid, delitith the soule; foolis wlaten hem that fleen yuels. BSB BSB: Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
20 WYC He that goith with wijs men, schal be wijs; the freend of foolis schal be maad lijk hem. BSB BSB: He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
21 WYC Yuel pursueth synneris; and goodis schulen be yoldun to iust men. BSB BSB: Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
22 WYC 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. BSB BSB: A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
23 WYC Many meetis ben in the new tilid feeldis of fadris; and ben gaderid to othere men with out doom. BSB BSB: Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
24 WYC He that sparith the yerde, hatith his sone; but he that loueth him, techith bisili. BSB BSB: He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
25 WYC A iust man etith, and fillith his soule; but the wombe of wickid men is vnable to be fillid. BSB BSB: A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
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