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Глава 27

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  • 1. Many haue sinned for a smal matter: & he that seeketh for abundance will turne his eies away.
  • 2. As a naile sticketh fast betweene the ioynings of the stones: so doth sinne sticke close betweene buying and selling.
  • 3. Unlesse a man hold himselfe diligently in the feare of the Lord, his house shall soone be ouerthrowen.
  • 4. As when one sifteth with a sieue, the refuse remaineth, so the filth of man in his talke.
  • 5. The furnace prooueth the potters vessell: so the triall of man is in his reasoning.
  • 6. The fruite declareth if the tree haue beene dressed: so is the vtterance of a conceit in the heart of man.
  • 7. Praise no man before thou hearest him speake, for this is the triall of men.
  • 8. If thou followest righteousnesse, thou shalt obtaine her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe.
  • 9. The birds will resort vnto their like, so will truth returne vnto them that practise in her.
  • 10. As the Lyon lieth in waite for the pray: so sinne for them that worke iniquity.
  • 11. The discourse of a godly man is alwaies with wisedome: but a foole changeth as the Moone.
  • 12. If thou be among the vndiscreet, obserue the time: but be continually among men of vnderstanding.
  • 13. The discourse of fooles is irksome, and their sport is in the wantonnesse of sinne.
  • 14. The talke of him that sweareth much, maketh the haire stand vpright: and their braules make one stop his eares.
  • 15. The strife of the proud is blood-shedding, and their reuilings are grieuous to the eare.
  • 16. Who so discouereth secrets, looseth his credit: and shall neuer find friend to his minde.
  • 17. Loue thy friend, and be faithfull vnto him: but if thou bewrayest his secrets, follow no more after him.
  • 18. For as a man hath destroyed his enemie: so hast thou lost the loue of thy neighbour.
  • 19. As one that letteth a bird goe out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour goe; and shalt not get him againe.
  • 20. Follow after him no more, for he is too far off, he is as a roe escaped out of the snare.
  • 21. As for a wound it may be bound vp, and after reuiling there may be reconcilement: but he that bewrayeth secrets is without hope.
  • 22. He that winketh with the eies worketh euil, and he that knoweth him will depart from him.
  • 23. When thou art present he will speake sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings.
  • 24. I haue hated many things, but nothing like him, for the Lord will hate him.
  • 25. Who so casteth a stone on high, casteth it on his owne head, and a deceitfull stroke shall make wounds.
  • 26. Who so diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein.
  • 27. He that worketh mischiefe, it shall fall vpon him, and he shall not know whence it commeth.
  • 28. Mockery and reproach are from the proud: but vengeance as a Lyon shall lie in waite for them.
  • 29. They that reioyce at the fall of the righteous shalbe taken in the snare, and anguish shall consume them before they die.
  • 30. Malice and wrath, euen these are abhominations, and the sinfull man shall haue them both.
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