Wycliffe - Proverbs - 19

19:1  Betere is a pore man, that goith in his simplenesse, than a riche man bitynge hise lippis, and vnwijs.

19:2  Where is not kunnyng of the soule, is not good; and he that is hasti, in feet hirtith.

19:3  The foli of a man disseyueth hise steppis; and he brenneth in his soule ayens God.

19:4  Richessis encreessen ful many freendis; forsothe also thei ben departid fro a pore man, whiche he hadde.

19:5  A fals witnesse schal not be vnpunyschid; and he that spekith leesingis, schal not ascape.

19:6  Many men onouren the persoone of a myyti man; and ben frendis of hym that deelith yiftis.

19:7  The britheren of a pore man haten hym; ferthermore and the freendis yeden awei fer fro hym. He that sueth wordis oonli, schal haue no thing;

19:8  but he that holdith stabli the mynde, loueth his soule, and the kepere of prudence schal fynde goodis.

19:9  A fals witnesse schal not be vnpunyschid; and he that spekith leesyngis, schal perische.

19:10  Delices bicomen not a fool; nether `it bicometh a seruaunt to be lord of princes.

19:11  The teching of a man is knowun bi pacience; and his glorie is to passe ouere wickid thingis.

19:12  As the gnasting of a lioun, so and the ire of the king; and as deewe on eerbe, so and the gladnesse of the kyng.

19:13  The sorewe of the fadir is a fonned sone; and roofes droppynge contynueli is a womman ful of chiding.

19:14  Housis and richessis ben youun of fadir and modir; but a prudent wijf is youun propirli of the Lord.

19:15  Slouth bringith in sleep; and a negligent soule schal haue hungur.

19:16  He that kepith the comaundement of God, kepith his soule; but he that chargith not his weie, schal be slayn.

19:17  He that hath mercy on a pore man, leeneth to the Lord; and he schal yelde his while to hym.

19:18  Teche thi sone, and dispeire thou not; but sette thou not thi soule to the sleyng of hym.

19:19  Forsothe he that is vnpacient, schal suffre harm; and whanne he hath rauyschid, he schal leie to anothir thing.

19:20  Here thou counsel, and take thou doctryn; that thou be wijs in thi laste thingis.

19:21  Many thouytis ben in the herte of a man; but the wille of the Lord schal dwelle.

19:22  A nedi man is merciful; and betere is a pore iust man, than a man liere.

19:23  The drede of the Lord ledith to lijf `of blis; and he `that dredith God schal dwelle in plentee, with outen visityng `of the worste.

19:24  A slow man hidith his hond vndur the armpit; and putteth it not to his mouth.

19:25  Whanne a man ful of pestilence is betun, a fool schal be wisere. If thou blamist a wijs man, he schal vndurstonde techyng.

19:26  He that turmentith the fadir, and fleeth fro the modir, schal be ful of yuel fame, and schal be cursid.

19:27  Sone, ceesse thou not to here techyng; and knowe thou the wordis of kunnyng.

19:28  A wickid witnesse scorneth doom; and the mouth of vnpitouse men deuourith wickidnesse.

19:29  Domes ben maad redi to scorneris; and hameris smytynge ben maad redi to the bodies of foolis.