Wisdom 1
aligned by seat — same row, same verse, whatever each bible numbers it
| v | Wycliffe |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ye that demen the erthe, loue riytfulnesse; feele ye of the Lord in goodnesse, and seke ye hym in the symplenesse of herte. |
| 2 | For he is foundun of hem, that tempten not hym; forsothe he apperith to hem, that han feith in to hym. |
| 3 | For whi weiward thouytis departen fro God; but preued vertu repreueth vnwise men. |
| 4 | For whi wisdom schal not entre in to an yuel willid soule; nethir schal dwelle in a bodi suget to synnes. |
| 5 | Forsothe the Hooli Goost of wisdom schal fle awei fro `a feyned man, and he schal take awei hym silf fro thouytis, that ben with out vnderstondyng; and the man schal be punyschid of wyckidnesse comynge aboue. |
| 6 | For the spirit of wisdom is benyngne, and he schal not delyuere a cursid man fro hise lippis; for whi God is witnesse of hise reynes, and the serchere of his herte is trewe, and the herere of his tunge. |
| 7 | For whi the Spirit of the Lord hath fillid the world; and this thing, that conteyneth alle thingis, hath the kunnyng of vois. |
| 8 | For this he that spekith wickid thingis, may not be hid; and doom punyschynge schal not passe hym. |
| 9 | For whi axyng schal be in the thouytis of a wickid man. |
| 10 | Forsothe the heryng of hise wordis schal come to God, and to the punyschyng of hise wickidnessis; for the eere of feruent loue herith alle thingis, and the noise of grutchyngis schal not be hyd. |
| 11 | Therfor kepe ye you fro grutchyng, that profitith no thing, and fro bacbityng spare ye the tunge; for a derk word schal not go in to veyn; forsothe the mouth that lieth, sleeth the soule. |
| 12 | Nyle ye coueyte deth, in the errour of youre lijf, nether gete ye perdicioun in the werkis of youre hondis; for God made not deth, |
| 13 | nether is glad in the perdicioun of lyuynge men. |
| 14 | For whi God made of nouyt alle thingis, that tho schulden be; and he made the naciouns of the world able to be heelid. Forwhi medecyn of distriyng is not in tho men, nether the rewme of hellis is in erthe. |
| 15 | For riytfulnesse is euerlastynge, and vndeedli; but vnriytfulnesse is getyng of deeth. |
| 16 | Forsothe wickid men clepiden that vnriytfulnesse bi hondis and wordis, and thei gessiden it a frendesse, and fletiden awei, and thei puttiden biheestis to it; for thei ben worthi the deth, that ben of the part therof. |