- 1. He that feareth the Lord will doe good, and he that hath the knowledge of the Law shal obtaine her.
- 2. And as a mother shall she meet him, and receiue him as a wife maried of a virgin.
- 3. With the bread of vnderstanding shall she feed him, and giue him the water of wisedome to drinke.
- 4. Hee shall be stayed vpon her, and shall not be moued, and shall rely vpon her, and shall not be confounded.
- 5. Shee shall exalt him aboue his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.
- 6. He shall finde ioy, and a crowne of gladnesse, and she shall cause him to inherit an euerlasting name.
- 7. But foolish men shall not attaine vnto her, and sinners shall not see her.
- 8. For she is farre from pride, and men that are liers cannot remember her.
- 9. Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord:
- 10. For praise shalbe vttered in wisdome, and the Lord wil prosper it.
- 11. Say not thou, It is through the Lord, that I fell away, for thou oughtest not to doe the things that he hateth.
- 12. Say not thou, He hath caused mee to erre, for hee hath no need of the sinfull man.
- 13. The Lord hateth all abomination, and they that feare God loue it not.
- 14. Hee himselfe made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsell,
- 15. If thou wilt, to keepe the Commandements, and to performe acceptable faithfulnesse.
- 16. He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand vnto whether thou wilt.
- 17. Before man is life and death, and whether him liketh shalbe giuen him.
- 18. For the wisedome of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things,
- 19. And his eyes are vpon them that feare him, & hee knoweth euery worke of man.
- 20. Hee hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he giuen any man license to sinne.
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