Wycliffe - Sirach - 39

39:1  A wijs man schal seke out the wisdom of alle elde men; and he schal yyue tent in profetis.

39:2  He schal kepe the tellyng of named men; and he schal entre togidere in to the hard sentensis of parablis.

39:3  He schal seke out the pryuy thingis of prouerbis; and he schal be conuersaunt in the hid thingis of parablis.

39:4  He schal mynystre in the myddis of grete men; and he schal appere in the siyt of the cheef iuge.

39:5  He schal passe in to the lond of alien folkis; for he schal asaie goodis, and yuels in alle thingis.

39:6  He schal yyue his herte to wake eerli to the Lord that made hym; and he schal biseche in the siyt of the hiyeste.

39:7  He schal opene his mouth in preier; and he schal biseche for hise trespassis.

39:8  For if the grete Lord wole, he schal fille hym with the spirit of vndurstondyng.

39:9  And he schal sende the wordis of his wisdom, as reynes; and in preier he schal knouleche to the Lord.

39:10  And he schal dresse his counsel, and techyng; and schal councele in hise hid thingis.

39:11  He schal make opene the wisdom of his techyng; and he schal haue glorie in the lawe of the testament of the Lord.

39:12  Many men schulen preyse his wisdom; and it schal not be don awey til in to the world.

39:13  His mynde schal not go awei; and his name schal be souyt fro generacioun in to generacioun.

39:14  Folkis schulen telle out his wisdom; and the chirche schal telle his preisyng.

39:15  If his name dwellith, he schal leeue more than a thousynde; and if he restith, it schal profite to hym.

39:16  Yit Y schal take councel to telle out, for Y am fillid as with woodnesse;

39:17  and myn ynnere spirit seith in vois, Ye fruytis of God, here me, and make ye fruyt, as roosis plauntide on the ryuers of watris.

39:18  Haue ye odour of swetnesse, as the Liban hath.

39:19  Bringe forth flouris, as a lilee; yyue ye odour, and make ye boowis in to grace. And preise ye togidere a song; and blesse ye the Lord in hise werkis.

39:20  Yyue ye greet onour to his name, and knouleche ye to him in the vois of youre lippis, in songis of lippis, and in harpis; and thus ye schulen seie in knouleching,

39:21  Alle the werkis of the Lord ben ful goode.

39:22  Forsothe watir as an heepe of stoonys stood at his word; and as resettis of watris in the word of his mouth.

39:23  For whi pesiblenesse is maad in his comaundement; and no defaute is in the heelthe of hym.

39:24  The werkis of ech fleisch ben bifore hym; and no thing is hid fro hise iyen.

39:25  He biholdith fro the world til in to the world; and no thing is wondurful in his siyt.

39:26  It is not to seie, What is this thing, ether, What is that thing? for whi alle thingis schulen be souyt in her tyme.

39:27  The blessyng of hym schal flowe as a flood;

39:28  and as the grete flood fillide greteli the erthe, so his yre schal enherite in folkis, that souyten not hym.

39:29  As he turnede watris in to drynessis, and the erthe was dried, and hise weies weren dressid to the weies of hem; so offenciouns in his ire ben dressid to synneris.

39:30  Goode thingis weren maad at the bigynnyng to goode men; so goode thingis and yuele ben maad to worste men.

39:31  The bigynnyng of nedeful thing to the lijf of men, watir, fier, and yrun, and salt, and mylk, and breed of cleene flour of whete, and hony, and a clustre of grape, and oile, and cloth.

39:32  Alle these thingis schulen turne to hooli men in to goodis; so and to vnfeithful men and synneris in to yuels.

39:33  Spiritis ben that ben maad to veniaunce; and in her woodnesse thei confermyden her turmentis.

39:34  And in the tyme of endyng thei schulen schede out vertu; and thei schulen confounde the strong veniaunce of hym that made hem.

39:35  Fier, hail, hungur, and deth; alle these thingis ben maad to veniaunce; the teeth of beestis,

39:36  and scorpiouns, and serpentis, and a swerd punyschynge wickid men in to destriyng.

39:37  In the comaundementis of hym tho schulen ete, and tho schulen be maad redi on the erthe in nede; and in her tymes tho schulen not passe o word.

39:38  Therfor fro the bigynnyng Y was confermed; and Y counselide, and thouyte, and lefte writun.

39:39  Alle the werkis of the Lord ben goode; and ech werk schal serue in his our.

39:40  It is not to seie, This is worse than that; for whi alle thingis schulen be preued in her tyme.

39:41  And now in al the herte and mouth preise ye togidere, and blesse ye the name of the Lord.