1 WYC A wijs womman bildith hir hous; and an unwijs womman schal distrie with hondis an hous bildid. BSB BSB: Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
2 WYC A man goynge in riytful weie, and dredinge God, is dispisid of hym, that goith in a weie of yuel fame. BSB BSB: He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
3 WYC The yerde of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lippis of wijs men kepen hem. BSB BSB: The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
4 WYC Where oxis ben not, the cratche is void; but where ful many cornes apperen, there the strengthe of oxe is opyn. BSB BSB: Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
5 WYC A feithful witnesse schal not lie; a gileful witnesse bringith forth a leesing. BSB BSB: An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
6 WYC A scornere sekith wisdom, and he fyndith not; the teching of prudent men is esy. BSB BSB: A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
7 WYC Go thou ayens a man a fool; and he schal not knowe the lippis of prudence. BSB BSB: Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
8 WYC The wisdom of a fel man is to vndirstonde his weie; and the vnwarnesse of foolis errith. BSB BSB: The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
9 WYC A fool scorneth synne; grace schal dwelle among iust men. BSB BSB: Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
10 WYC The herte that knowith the bittirnesse of his soule; a straunger schal not be meddlid in the ioie therof. BSB BSB: The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
11 WYC The hous of wickid men schal be don awei; the tabernaclis of iust men schulen buriowne. BSB BSB: The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 WYC Sotheli a weie is, that semeth iust to a man; but the laste thingis therof leden forth to deth. BSB BSB: There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
13 WYC Leiyyng schal be medlid with sorewe; and morenyng ocupieth the laste thingis of ioye. BSB BSB: Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
14 WYC A fool schal be fillid with hise weies; and a good man schal be aboue hym. BSB BSB: The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
16 WYC A wijs man dredith, and bowith awei fro yuel; a fool skippith ouer, and tristith. BSB BSB: A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
17 WYC A man vnpacient schal worche foli; and a gileful man is odiouse. BSB BSB: A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
18 WYC Litle men of wit schulen holde foli; and felle men schulen abide kunnyng. BSB BSB: The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 WYC Yuel men schulen ligge bifor goode men; and vnpitouse men bifor the yatis of iust men. BSB BSB: The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 WYC A pore man schal be hateful, yhe, to his neiybore; but many men ben frendis of riche men. BSB BSB: The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
21 WYC He that dispisith his neiybore, doith synne; but he that doith merci to a pore man, schal be blessid. He that bileueth in the Lord, loueth merci; BSB BSB: He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
22 WYC thei erren that worchen yuel. Merci and treuthe maken redi goodis; BSB BSB: Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
23 WYC abundaunce `schal be in ech good werk. Sotheli where ful many wordis ben, there nedynesse is ofte. BSB BSB: There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
24 WYC The coroun of wise men is the richessis of hem; the fooli of foolis is vnwarnesse. BSB BSB: The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
25 WYC A feithful witnesse delyuereth soulis; and a fals man bringith forth leesyngis. BSB BSB: A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
26 WYC In the drede of the Lord is triste of strengthe; and hope schal be to the sones of it. BSB BSB: He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
27 WYC The drede of the Lord is a welle of lijf; that it bowe awei fro the fallyng of deth. BSB BSB: The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
28 WYC The dignite of the king is in the multitude of puple; and the schenschipe of a prince is in the fewnesse of puple. BSB BSB: A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
29 WYC He that is pacient, is gouerned bi myche wisdom; but he that is vnpacient, enhaunsith his foli. BSB BSB: A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
30 WYC Helthe of herte is the lijf of fleischis; enuye is rot of boonys. BSB BSB: A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
31 WYC He that falsli chalengith a nedi man, dispisith his maker; but he that hath merci on a pore man, onourith that makere. BSB BSB: Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
32 WYC A wickid man is put out for his malice; but a iust man hopith in his deth. BSB BSB: The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
33 WYC Wisdom restith in the herte of a wijs man; and he schal teche alle vnlerned men. BSB BSB: Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
34 WYC Riytfulnesse reisith a folc; synne makith puplis wretchis. BSB BSB: Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
35 WYC A mynystre vndurstondynge is acceptable to a kyng; a mynystre vnprofitable schal suffre the wrathfulnesse of him. BSB BSB: A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
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