Proverbs 6
Proverbs chapter 6 from the John Wycliffe Bible (c.1395)
1 The selers of hem ben fulle; bringinge out fro this vessel in to that. The scheep of hem ben with lambre, plenteuouse in her goingis out;
2 her kien ben fatte. No falling of wal is, nether passing ouere; nether cry is in the stretis of hem.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="3"><sup>3</sup> Thei seiden, The puple is blessid, that hath these thingis; blessid is the puple, whos Lord is the God of it.
5 The title of the hundrid and foure and fourtithe salm. The ympne of Dauith. Mi God king, Y schal enhaunse thee; and Y schal blesse thi name in to the world, and in to the world of world.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="6"><sup>6</sup> Bi alle daies Y schal blesse thee; and Y schal herie thi name in to the world, and in to the world of the world.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="7"><sup>7</sup> The Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; and noon ende is of his greetnesse.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="8"><sup>8</sup> Generacioun and generacioun schal preise thi werkis; and thei schulen pronounse thi power.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="9"><sup>9</sup> Thei schulen speke the greet doyng of the glorie of thin holynesse; and thei schulen telle thi merueils.
10 And thei schulen seye the vertu of thi ferdful thingis; and thei schulen telle thi greetnesse.
11 Thei schulen bringe forth the mynde of the abundaunce of thi swetnesse; and thei schulen telle with ful out ioiyng thi riytfulnesse.
12 The Lord is a merciful doere, and merciful in wille; paciente, and myche merciful.
13 The Lord is swete in alle thingis; and hise merciful doyngis ben on alle hise werkis.
14 Lord, alle thi werkis knouleche to thee; and thi seyntis blesse thee.
15 Thei schulen seie the glorie of thi rewme; and thei schulen speke thi power.
16 That thei make thi power knowun to the sones of men; and the glorie of the greetnesse of thi rewme.
17 Thi rewme is the rewme of alle worldis; and thi lordschipe is in al generacioun and in to generacioun. The Lord is feithful in alle hise wordis; and hooli in alle hise werkis.
18 The Lord liftith vp alle that fallen doun; and reisith alle men hurtlid doun.
19 Lord, the iyen of alle beestis hopen in thee; and thou yyuest the mete of hem in couenable tyme.
20 Thou openest thin hond; and thou fillist ech beeste with blessing.
21 The Lord is iust in alle hise weies; and hooli in alle hise werkis.
22 The Lord is niy to alle that inwardli clepen him; to alle that inwardli clepen him in treuthe.
23 He schal do the wille of hem, that dreden him, and he schal here the biseching of hem; and he schal make hem saaf.
24 The Lord kepith alle men louynge him; and he schal leese alle synners.
25 Mi mouth schal speke the heriyng of the Lord; and ech man blesse his hooli name in to the world, and in to the world of world.
27 The title of the hundred and fyue and fourtithe salm. Alleluya.
28 Mi soule, herie thou the Lord; Y schal herie the Lord in my lijf, Y schal synge to my God as longe as Y schal be. Nile ye triste in princis;
29 nether in the sones of men, in whiche is noon helthe.
30 The spirit of hym schal go out, and he schal turne ayen in to his erthe; in that dai alle the thouytis of hem schulen perische.
31 He is blessid, of whom the God of Jacob is his helpere, his hope is in his Lord God, that made heuene and erthe;
32 the see, and alle thingis that ben in tho.
33 Which kepith treuthe in to the world, makith dom to hem that suffren wrong; yyueth mete to hem that ben hungri. The Lord vnbyndith feterid men;
34 the Lord liytneth blynde men. The Lord reisith men hurtlid doun; the Lord loueth iust men.
35 The Lord kepith comelyngis, he schal take vp a modirles child, and widewe; and he schal distrie the weies of synners.