Proverbs 24:30 Cross References - Wycliffe

³⁰ I passide bi the feeld of a slow man, and bi the vyner of a fonned man; and, lo!

⁸ Certis rathir Y siy hem, that worchen wickidnesse, and sowen sorewis,

²⁷ Lo! this is so, as we han souyt; which thing herd, trete thou in minde.

¹⁷ I schal schewe to thee, here thou me; Y schal telle to thee that, that Y siy.

⁶ O! thou slowe man, go to the `amte, ether pissemyre; and biholde thou hise weies, and lerne thou wisdom. ⁷ Which whanne he hath no duyk, nethir comaundour, nether prince; ⁸ makith redi in somer mete to hym silf, and gaderith togidere in heruest that, that he schal ete. ⁹ Hou long schalt thou, slow man, slepe? whanne schalt thou rise fro thi sleep? ¹⁰ A litil thou schalt slepe, a litil thou schalt nappe; a litil thou schalt ioyne togidere thin hondis, that thou slepe. ¹¹ And nedynesse, as a weigoere, schal come to thee; and pouert, as an armed man. Forsothe if thou art not slow, thi ripe corn schal come as a welle; and nedynesse schal fle fer fro thee. ¹² A man apostata, a man vnprofitable, he goith with a weiward mouth; ¹³ he bekeneth with iyen, he trampith with the foot, he spekith with the fyngur, ¹⁴ bi schrewid herte he ymagyneth yuel, and in al tyme he sowith dissenciouns. ¹⁵ His perdicioun schal come to hym anoon, and he schal be brokun sodeynli; and he schal no more haue medecyn. ¹⁶ Sixe thingis ben, whyche the Lord hatith; and hise soule cursith the seuenthe thing. ¹⁷ Hiye iyen, a tunge liere, hondis schedinge out innocent blood, ¹⁸ an herte ymagynynge worste thouytis, feet swifte to renne in to yuel, ¹⁹ a man bringynge forth lesingis, a fals witnesse; and him that sowith discordis among britheren.

³² But he that is avouter; schal leese his soule, for the pouert of herte.

¹³ Wisdom is foundun in the lippis of a wise man; and a yerd in the bak of him that is nedi of herte.

¹¹ He that worchith his lond, schal be fillid with looues; but he that sueth idilnesse, is moost fool. He that is swete, lyueth in temperaunces; and in hise monestyngis he forsakith dispisyngis.

¹ I turnede me to othere thingis, and Y siy fals chalengis, that ben don vndur the sunne, and the teeris of innocentis, and no man coumfortour; and that thei forsakun of the help of alle men, moun not ayenstonde the violence of hem.

¹ Speke thou not ony thing folily, nether thin herte be swift to brynge forth a word bifore God; for God is in heuene, and thou art on erthe, therfor thi wordis be fewe. ² And Y preiside more deed men than lyuynge men;

² Dremes suen many bisynessis, and foli schal be foundun in many wordis. ³ and Y demyde hym, that was not borun yit, and siy not the yuels that ben don vndur the sunne, to be blisfulere than euer eithir.

³ If thou hast avowid ony thing to God, tarie thou not to yelde; for an vnfeithful and fonned biheest displesith hym; but `yelde thou what euer thing thou hast avowid; ⁴ Eft Y bihelde alle the trauelis of men, and bisynesses; and Y perseyuede that tho ben opyn to the enuye of neiybore; and therfor in this is vanyte, and superflu bisynesse.

⁴ and it is myche betere to make not a vowe, than aftir a vowe to yelde not biheestis. ⁵ A fool foldith togidere hise hondis, and etith hise fleischis,

⁵ Yyue thou not thi mouth, that thou make thi fleisch to do synne; nether seie thou bifor an aungel, No puruyaunce is; lest perauenture the Lord be wrooth on thi wordis, and distruye alle the werkis of thin hondis. ⁶ and seith, Betere is an handful with reste, than euer either hondful with trauel and turment of soule.

⁶ Where ben many dremes, ben ful many vanytees, and wordis with out noumbre; but drede thou God. ⁷ I bihelde and foond also another vanytee vndir the sunne;

⁷ If thou seest false chalengis of nedi men, and violent domes, and that riytfulnesse is distried in the prouynce, wondre thou not on this doyng; for another is hiyere than an hiy man, and also othere men ben more hiye aboue these men; ⁸ oon is, and he hath not a secounde; not a sone, not a brother; and netheles he ceesith not for to trauele, nether hise iyen ben fillid with richessis; nether he bithenkith, and seith, To whom trauele Y, and disseyue my soule in goodis? In this also is vanyte, and the worste turment.

⁸ and ferthermore the kyng of al erthe comaundith to the seruaunt.

¹⁵ In a good day vse thou goodis, and bifore eschewe thou an yuel day; for God made so this dai as that dai, that a man fynde not iust playnyngis ayens hym.

⁹ I bihelde alle thes thingis, and Y yaf myn herte in alle werkis, that ben don vndur the sunne. Sum tyme a man is lord of a man, to his yuel. ¹⁰ Y siy wickid men biryed, which, whanne thei lyueden yit, weren in hooli place; and thei weren preisid in the citee, as men of iust werkis; but also this is vanyte. ¹¹ Forsothe for the sentence is not brouyt forth soone ayens yuele men, the sones of men doon yuels with outen ony drede.