1 A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scorner does not heed rebuke.2 By the fruit of his mouth a man shall eat well, but the soul of the treacherous feeds on violence.3 He who watches his mouth keeps his life; he who opens his lips wide shall have destruction.4 The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.5 The righteous hates lying, but the wicked one is odious and acts shamefully.6 Righteousness guards the one whose way is perfect, but wickedness subverts the sinner.7 There are those who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing; and those who act poor, yet have great riches.8 The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor does not hear rebuke.9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.10 By pride comes nothing but strife, but with those who deliberate is wisdom.11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers with the labor of his hands shall increase.12 Hope postponed makes the heart sick, but when desire comes to pass it is a tree of life.13 Whoever despises the Word shall be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.15 Good understanding gives favor, but the way of traitors is ever flowing.16 Every prudent one acts with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly.17 A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful ambassador is health.18 Poverty and shame shall be to him who ignores correction, but he who heeds reproof shall be honored.19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to turn from evil.20 He who walks with the wise will be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.21 Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous, good shall be repaid.22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is treasured up for the just.23 There is much food in the cultivated land of the poor, but when there is no justice, it is snatched away.24 He who withholds the rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.25 The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.

1 A wijs sone is the teching of the fadir; but he that is a scornere, herith not, whanne he is repreuyd.2 A man schal be fillid with goodis of the fruit of his mouth; but the soule of vnpitouse men is wickid.3 He that kepith his mouth, kepith his soule; but he that is vnwar to speke, schal feel yuels.4 A slow man wole, and wole not; but the soule of hem that worchen schal be maad fat.5 A iust man schal wlate a fals word; but a wickid man schendith, and schal be schent.6 Riytfulnesse kepith the weie of an innocent man; but wickidnesse disseyueth a synnere.7 A man is as riche, whanne he hath no thing; and a man is as pore, whanne he is in many richessis.8 Redempcioun of the soule of man is hise richessis; but he that is pore, suffrith not blamyng.9 The liyt of iust men makith glad; but the lanterne of wickid men schal be quenchid.10 Stryues ben euere a mong proude men; but thei that don alle thingis with counsel, ben gouerned bi wisdom.11 Hastid catel schal be maad lesse; but that that is gaderid litil and litil with hond, schal be multiplied.12 Hope which is dilaied, turmentith the soule; a tre of lijf is desir comyng.13 He that bacbitith ony thing, byndith hym silf in to tyme to comynge; but he that dredith the comaundement, schal lyue in pees.14 The lawe of a wise man is a welle of lijf; that he bowe awei fro the falling of deth.15 Good teching schal yyue grace; a swolowe is in the weie of dispiseris.16 A fel man doith alle thingis with counsel; but he that is a fool, schal opene foli.17 The messanger of a wickid man schal falle in to yuel; a feithful messanger is helthe.18 Nedynesse and schenschip is to him that forsakith techyng; but he that assentith to a blamere, schal be glorified.19 Desir, if it is fillid, delitith the soule; foolis wlaten hem that fleen yuels.20 He that goith with wijs men, schal be wijs; the freend of foolis schal be maad lijk hem.21 Yuel pursueth synneris; and goodis schulen be yoldun to iust men.22 A good man schal leeue aftir him eiris, sones, and the sones of sones; and the catel of a synnere is kept to a iust man.23 Many meetis ben in the new tilid feeldis of fadris; and ben gaderid to othere men with out doom.24 He that sparith the yerde, hatith his sone; but he that loueth him, techith bisili.25 A iust man etith, and fillith his soule; but the wombe of wickid men is vnable to be fillid.