Proverbs 14

Great^{(i) 1} Wyse women vpholde theyr house, but a folysh wyfe plucketh it downe. ² He that walketh in the ryght path of the Lorde feareth him: but he that turneth him selfe awaye from his wayes, dispyseth hym. ³ In the mouth of the foolysh is the rodd of pryde, but the lyppes of the wyse wyll preserue them. ⁴ Where no oxen are, there the crybbe is emptye: but where the oxen laboure there is moche frute. ⁵ A faythfull wytnesse wyll not dissemble, but a false recorde wyll make a lye. ⁶ A scornefull body seketh wysdome, and fyndeth it not: but knowledge is easy to come by, vnto hym that wyll vnderstande. ⁷ Se that thou medle not with a foole, in whom thou perceauest to be no knowledge. ⁸ The wysdome of hym that hath vnderstanding is, to take hede vnto his waye but the folyshnesse of the vnwyse disceaueth. ⁹ Foles make but a sporte of synne, but there is fauorable loue amonge the ryghteous. ¹⁰ The herte feleth hys owne lyues bytternesse: nether shall straunger be partaker of his ioye. ¹¹ The house of the vngodly shalbe ouerthrowne, but the tabernacle of the ryghteous shall floryshe. ¹² There is awaye which some men thynke to be ryght, but the ende therof leadeth vnto death. ¹³ The herte is sorowefull euen in laughter, and the ende of myrth is heuynes. ¹⁴ A backslydynge hert shalbe fylled wt his awne wayes, but a good man shall lyue of his frutes. ¹⁵ An ignoraunt body beleueth all thinges: but who so hath vnderstandinge, loketh well to his goinges. ¹⁶ A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euell, but a furiouse foole goeth on presumpteously: ¹⁷ An vnpacyent man dealeth folyshly: but he that is well aduysed, is hated of the fole. ¹⁸ The ignoraunt haue folyshnes in possessyon, but the wyse are crowned with knowledge. ¹⁹ The euell shall bowe them selues before the good, and the vngodly shall wayte at the dores of the ryghteous. ²⁰ The poore is hated euen of hys awne neyghboures, but the ryche hath many frendes. ²¹ Whoso despyseth his neyghbour doth a misse: but blessed is he the hath pytie of the poore. ²² Without doute they erre that ymagyne wyckednes, but they that muse vpon good thynges, vnto soche shall happen mercy and faythfulnesse ²³ In euery laboure there is some profecte. But only lippe laboure, bringeth forth penurye. ²⁴ Ryches are as a crowne vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very folyshnesse. ²⁵ A faythfull witnesse delyuereth soules, but a disceytfull wytnesse bryngeth forth lyes. ²⁶ The feare of the Lorde is a stronge holde, and hys chyldren are vnder a sure defence. ²⁷ The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death. ²⁸ The increase and prosperite of the comens is the kynges honoure, but the decaye of the people is the confusyon of the Prynce. ²⁹ He that is pacient, hath muche vnderstandyng: but he that is soone displeased, prouoketh folyshnesse. ³⁰ A mery herte is the lyfe of the body, but rancoure consumeth awaye the bones. ³¹ He that doth a poore man wrong, blasphemeth his maker: but whoso hath pytie of the poore, doth honoure vnto God. ³² The vngodly is cast awaye for hys iniquitye, but the ryghteous hath a good hope euen in death. ³³ Wysdome resteth in the herte of hym that hath vnderstandyng and it shalbe knowen amonge them that are vnlerned. ³⁴ Ryghteousnesse setteth vp the people, but the sacrifyce of the hethen is synfull. ³⁵ A discrete seruaunt is a pleasure vnto the kynge, but one that is not honest prouoketh hym vnto wrath.