Isaiah 1
Isaiah chapter 1 from the John Wycliffe Bible (c.1395)
1 Be thou myndeful of mi dom; for also thin schal be thus, to me yistirdai, and to thee to dai. 2 In the reste of a deed man make thou hys mynde to haue reste; and coumforte thou hym in the goyng out of his spirit. 3 Write thou wisdom in the tyme of voidenesse; and he that is made lesse in dede, schal perseyue wisdom; for he schal be fillid of wisdom. 4 He that holdith the plow, and he that hath glorie in a gohode, dryueth oxis with a pricke, and he lyueth in the werkis of tho; and his tellyng is in the sones of bolis. 5 He schal yyue his herte to turne forewis; and his wakyng schal be aboute the fatnesse of kien. 6 So ech carpenter, and principal werk man, that passith the niyt as the dai; that graueth ymagis grauun, and the bisynesse of hym dyuersith the peynture; he schal yyue his herte to the licnesse of peynture, and bi his wakyng he perfourmeth the werk. 7 So a smyth sittynge bisidis the anefelt, and biholdynge the werk of yrun, the heete of fier brenneth hise fleischis; and he stryueth in the heete of the furneis. 8 The vois of a hamer makith newe his eere; and his iye is ayens the licnesse of a vessel. 9 He schal yyue his herte in to the perfourmyng of werkis; and bi his wakyng he schal ourne vnperfeccioun. 10 So a potter sittynge at his werk, turnynge a wheel with hise feet, which is put euere in bisynesse for his werk; and al his worchyng is vnnoumbrable. 11 In his arm he schal fourme clei; and bifore hise feet he schal bowe his vertu. 12 He schal yyue his herte to ende perfitli sum thing; and bi his wakyng he schal clense the furneis. 13 Alle these men hopiden in her hondis; and ech man is wijs in his craft. 14 A citee is not bildid with outen alle these men. 15 And thei schulen not dwelle, nether go; and thei schulen not skippe ouer in to the chirche. 16 Thei schulen not sitte on the seete of a iuge; and thei schulen not vndirstonde the testament of doom, nether thei schulen make opyn techyng and doom; and thei schulen not be foundun in parablis. 17 But thei schulen conferme the creature of the world, and her preyer is in the worching of craft; and thei yyuen her soule, and thei axen togidere in the lawe of the hiyeste. 19 A wijs man schal seke out the wisdom of alle elde men; and he schal yyue tent in profetis. 20 He schal kepe the tellyng of named men; and he schal entre togidere in to the hard sentensis of parablis. 21 He schal seke out the pryuy thingis of prouerbis; and he schal be conuersaunt in the hid thingis of parablis. 22 He schal mynystre in the myddis of grete men; and he schal appere in the siyt of the cheef iuge. 23 He schal passe in to the lond of alien folkis; for he schal asaie goodis, and yuels in alle thingis. 24 He schal yyue his herte to wake eerli to the Lord that made hym; and he schal biseche in the siyt of the hiyeste. 25 He schal opene his mouth in preier; and he schal biseche for hise trespassis. 26 For if the grete Lord wole, he schal fille hym with the spirit of vndurstondyng. 27 And he schal sende the wordis of his wisdom, as reynes; and in preier he schal knouleche to the Lord. 28 And he schal dresse his counsel, and techyng; and schal councele in hise hid thingis. 29 He schal make opene the wisdom of his techyng; and he schal haue glorie in the lawe of the testament of the Lord. 30 Many men schulen preyse his wisdom; and it schal not be don awey til in to the world. 31 His mynde schal not go awei; and his name schal be souyt fro generacioun in to generacioun.
