1 WYC Mi sone, foryete thou not my lawe; and thyn herte kepe my comaundementis. BSB BSB: My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 WYC For tho schulen sette to thee the lengthe of daies, and the yeeris of lijf, and pees. BSB BSB: for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
3 WYC Merci and treuthe forsake thee not; bynde thou tho to thi throte, and write in the tablis of thin herte. BSB BSB: Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 WYC And thou schalt fynde grace, and good teching bifore God and men. BSB BSB: Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
5 WYC Haue thou trist in the Lord, of al thin herte; and triste thou not to thi prudence. BSB BSB: Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6 WYC In alle thi weies thenke thou on hym, and he schal dresse thi goyngis. BSB BSB: in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
7 WYC Be thou not wijs anentis thi silf; drede thou God, and go awei fro yuel. BSB BSB: Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 WYC For whi helthe schal be in thi nawle, and moisting of thi boonys. BSB BSB: This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
9 WYC Onoure thou the Lord of thi catel, and of the beste of alle thi fruytis yyue thou to pore men; BSB BSB: Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 WYC and thi bernes schulen be fillid with abundaunce, and pressours schulen flowe with wiyn. BSB BSB: then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 WYC My sone, caste thou not awei the teching of the Lord; and faile thou not, whanne thou art chastisid of him. BSB BSB: My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
12 WYC For the Lord chastisith hym, whom he loueth; and as a fadir in the sone he plesith hym. BSB BSB: for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
13 WYC Blessid is the man that fyndith wisdom, and which flowith with prudence. BSB BSB: Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
14 WYC The geting therof is betere than the marchaundie of gold and of siluer; the fruytis therof ben the firste and clenneste. BSB BSB: for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
15 WYC It is preciousere than alle richessis; and alle thingis that ben desirid, moun not be comparisound to this. BSB BSB: She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
16 WYC Lengthe of daies is in the riythalf therof, and richessis and glorie ben in the lifthalf therof. BSB BSB: Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 WYC The weies therof ben feire weies, and alle the pathis therof ben pesible. BSB BSB: All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
18 WYC It is a tre of lijf to hem that taken it; and he that holdith it, is blessid. BSB BSB: She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
19 WYC The Lord foundide the erthe bi wisdom; he stablischide heuenes bi prudence. BSB BSB: The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
20 WYC The depthis of watris braken out bi his wisdom; and cloudis wexen togidere bi dewe. BSB BSB: By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
21 WYC My sone, these thingis flete not awey fro thin iyen; kepe thou my lawe, and my counsel; BSB BSB: My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
22 WYC and lijf schal be to thi soule, and grace `schal be to thi chekis. BSB BSB: They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
23 WYC Thanne thou schalt go tristili in thi weie; and thi foot schal not snapere. BSB BSB: Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
24 WYC If thou schalt slepe, thou schalt not drede; thou schalt reste, and thi sleep schal be soft. BSB BSB: When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
25 WYC Drede thou not bi sudeyne feer, and the powers of wickid men fallynge in on thee. BSB BSB: Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 WYC For the Lord schal be at thi side; and he schal kepe thi foot, that thou be not takun. BSB BSB: for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
27 WYC Nil thou forbede to do wel him that mai; if thou maist, and do thou wel. BSB BSB: Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
28 WYC Seie thou not to thi frend, Go, and turne thou ayen, and to morewe Y schal yyue to thee; whanne thou maist yyue anoon. BSB BSB: Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
29 WYC Ymagyne thou not yuel to thi freend, whanne he hath trist in thee. BSB BSB: Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30 WYC Stryue thou not ayens a man with out cause, whanne he doith noon yuel to thee. BSB BSB: Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 WYC Sue thou not an vniust man, sue thou not hise weies. BSB BSB: Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
32 WYC For ech disseyuer is abhomynacioun of the Lord; and his speking is with simple men. BSB BSB: for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 WYC Nedinesse is sent of the Lord in the hous of a wickid man; but the dwelling places of iust men schulen be blessid. BSB BSB: The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34 WYC He schal scorne scorneris; and he schal yyue grace to mylde men. BSB BSB: He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
35 WYC Wise men schulen haue glorie; enhaunsing of foolis is schenschipe. BSB BSB: The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
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