1 WYC Haue thou not glorie on the morewe, `not knowynge what thing the dai to comynge schal bringe forth. BSB BSB: Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 WYC Another man, and not thi mouth preise thee; a straunger, and not thi lippis `preise thee. BSB BSB: Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 WYC A stoon is heuy, and grauel is chariouse; but the ire of a fool is heuyere than euer eithir. BSB BSB: A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
4 WYC Ire hath no merci, and woodnesse brekynge out `hath no merci; and who mai suffre the fersnesse of a spirit stirid? BSB BSB: Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
5 WYC Betere is opyn repreuyng, than loue hid. BSB BSB: Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
6 WYC Betere ben the woundis of hym that loueth, than the gileful cossis of hym that hatith. BSB BSB: The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 WYC A man fillid schal dispise an hony coomb; but an hungri man schal take, yhe, bittir thing for swete. BSB BSB: The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
8 WYC As a brid passinge ouer fro his nest, so is a man that forsakith his place. BSB BSB: Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
9 WYC The herte delitith in oynement, and dyuerse odours; and a soule is maad swete bi the good counsels of a frend. BSB BSB: Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
10 WYC Forsake thou not thi frend, and the frend of thi fadir; and entre thou not in to the hous of thi brothir, in the dai of thi turment. Betere is a neiybore nyy, than a brothir afer. BSB BSB: Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
11 WYC Mi sone, studie thou a boute wisdom, and make thou glad myn herte; that thou maist answere a word to a dispisere. BSB BSB: Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
12 WYC A fel man seynge yuel was hid; litle men of wit passinge forth suffriden harmes. BSB BSB: The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
13 WYC Take thou awei his clooth, that bihiyte for a straunger; and take thou awei a wed fro hym for an alien man. BSB BSB: Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
14 WYC He that blessith his neiybore with greet vois; and risith bi niyt, schal be lijk hym that cursith. BSB BSB: If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
15 WYC Roouys droppynge in the dai of coold, and a womman ful of chidyng ben comparisond. BSB BSB: A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
16 WYC He that withholdith hir, as if he holdith wynd; and auoidith the oile of his riyt hond. BSB BSB: restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
17 WYC Yrun is whettid bi irun; and a man whettith the face of his frend. BSB BSB: As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
18 WYC He that kepith a fige tre, schal ete the fruytis therof; and he that is a kepere of his lord, schal be glorified. BSB BSB: Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
19 WYC As the cheris of men biholdinge schynen in watris; so the hertis of men ben opyn to prudent men. BSB BSB: As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
20 WYC Helle and perdicioun schulen not be fillid; so and the iyen of men moun not be fillid. BSB BSB: Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 WYC As siluer is preuyd in a wellyng place, and gold `is preued in a furneys; so a man is preued bi the mouth of preyseris. The herte of a wickid man sekith out yuels; but a riytful herte sekith out kunnyng. BSB BSB: A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
22 WYC Thouy thou beetist a fool in a morter, as with a pestel smytynge aboue dried barli; his foli schal not be don awei fro him. BSB BSB: Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
23 WYC Knowe thou diligentli the cheere of thi beeste; and biholde thou thi flockis. BSB BSB: Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
24 WYC For thou schalt not haue power contynueli; but a coroun schal be youun to thee in generacioun and in to generacioun. BSB BSB: for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
25 WYC Medewis ben openyd, and greene eerbis apperiden; and hey is gaderid fro hillis. BSB BSB: When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered,
26 WYC Lambren be to thi clothing; and kidis be to the prijs of feeld. BSB BSB: the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
27 WYC The mylke of geete suffice to thee for thi meetis; in to the necessarie thingis of thin hous, and to lijflode to thin handmaidis. BSB BSB: You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.
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