Proverbs 1
Proverbs chapter 1 from the John Wycliffe Bible (c.1395)
1 Which smoot many folkis; and killide stronge kingis.
2 Seon, the king of Ammorreis, and Og, the king of Basan; and alle the rewmes of Chanaan.
3 And he yaf the lond of hem eritage; eritage to Israel, his puple.
4 Lord, thi name is with outen ende; Lord, thi memorial be in generacioun and in to generacioun.
5 For the Lord schal deme his puple; and he schal be preied in hise seruauntis.
6 The symulacris of hethene men ben siluer and gold; the werkis of the hondis of men.
7 Tho han a mouth, and schulen not speke; tho han iyen, and schulen not se.
8 Tho han eeris, and schulen not here; for nether spirit is in the mouth of tho.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="9"><sup>9</sup> Thei that maken tho, be maad lijk tho; and alle that tristen in tho.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="10"><sup>10</sup> The hous of Israel, blesse ye the Lord; the hous of Aaron, blesse ye the Lord.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="11"><sup>11</sup> The hous of Leuy, blesse ye the Lord; ye that dreden the Lord, blesse ye the Lord.
12 Blessid be the Lord of Syon; that dwellith in Jerusalem.
14 The title of the hundrid and fyue and thrittithe salm. Alleluya. Knouleche ye to the Lord, for he is good, for his merci is withouten ende.
15 Knouleche ye to the God of goddis.
16 Knouleche ye to the Lord of lordis.
17 Which aloone makith grete merueils.
18 Which made heuenes bi vndurstondyng.
19 Which made stidefast erthe on watris.
20 Which made grete liytis.
21 The sunne in to the power of the dai.
22 The moone and sterris in to the power of the niyt.
23 Which smoot Egipt with the firste gendrid thingis of hem.
24 Which ledde out Israel fro the myddil of hem.
25 In a miyti hond and in an hiy arm.
26 Whiche departide the reed see in to departyngis.
27 And ledde out Israel thoruy the myddil therof.
28 And he `caste a down Farao and his pouer in the reed see.
29 Which ledde ouer his puple thoruy desert.
30 Which smoot grete kingis.
31 And killide strong kingis.
32 Seon, the king of Amorreis.
33 And Og, the king of Baasan.