Wycliffe - Proverbs - 31

31:1  The wordis of Lamuel, the king; the visioun bi which his modir tauyte hym.

31:2  What my derlyng? what the derlyng of my wombe? what the derlyng of my desiris?

31:3  Yyue thou not thi catel to wymmen, and thi richessis to do awei kyngis.

31:4  A! Lamuel, nyle thou yiue wyn to kingis; for no pryuete is, where drunkenesse regneth.

31:5  Lest perauenture thei drynke, and foryete domes, and chaunge the cause of the sones of a pore man.

31:6  Yyue ye sidur to hem that morenen, and wyn to hem that ben of bitter soule.

31:7  Drinke thei, and foryete thei her nedinesse; and thenke thei no more on her sorewe.

31:8  Opene thi mouth for a doumb man,

31:9  and opene thi mouth for the causes of alle sones that passen forth. Deme thou that that is iust, and deme thou a nedi man and a pore man.

31:10  Who schal fynde a stronge womman? the prijs of her is fer, and fro the laste endis.

31:11  The herte of hir hosebond tristith in hir; and sche schal not haue nede to spuylis.

31:12  Sche schal yelde to hym good, and not yuel, in alle the daies of hir lijf.

31:13  Sche souyte wolle and flex; and wrouyte bi the counsel of hir hondis.

31:14  Sche is maad as the schip of a marchaunt, that berith his breed fro fer.

31:15  And sche roos bi nyyt, and yaf prey to hir meyneals, and metis to hir handmaidis.

31:16  Sche bihelde a feeld, and bouyte it; of the fruyt of hir hondis sche plauntide a vyner.

31:17  Sche girde hir leendis with strengthe, and made strong hir arm.

31:18  Sche taastide, and siy, that hir marchaundie was good; hir lanterne schal not be quenchid in the niyt.

31:19  Sche putte hir hondis to stronge thingis, and hir fyngris token the spyndil.

31:20  Sche openyde hir hond to a nedi man, and stretchide forth hir hondis to a pore man.

31:21  Sche schal not drede for hir hous of the cooldis of snow; for alle hir meyneals ben clothid with double clothis.

31:22  Sche made to hir a ray cloth; bijs and purpur is the cloth of hir.

31:23  Hir hosebonde is noble in the yatis, whanne he sittith with the senatours of erthe.

31:24  Sche made lynnun cloth, and selde; and yaf a girdil to a Chananei.

31:25  Strengthe and fairnesse is the clothing of hir; and sche schal leiye in the laste dai.

31:26  Sche openyde hir mouth to wisdom; and the lawe of merci is in hir tunge.

31:27  Sche bihelde the pathis of hir hous; and sche eet not breed idili.

31:28  Hir sones risiden, and prechiden hir moost blessid; hir hosebonde roos, and preiside hir.

31:29  Many douytris gaderiden richessis; thou passidist alle.

31:30  Fairnesse is disseiuable grace, and veyn; thilke womman, that dredith the Lord, schal be preisid.

31:31  Yyue ye to hir of the fruyt of hir hondis; and hir werkis preise hir in the yatis.