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  • 1. Wine maketh a man to be scornefull, & strong drinke causeth a man to be vnquiet: who so delighteth therin shall not be wyse.
  • 2. The feare of the king is as the roaring of a Lion, who so prouoketh hym vnto anger, offendeth against his owne soule.
  • 3. It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife: but euery foole wyll be medling.
  • 4. A slouthfull body wyll not go to plow for colde of the winter: therefore shall he begge in sommer, and haue nothing.
  • 5. Counsayle in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding wyll drawe it out.
  • 6. Many there be that woulde be called good doers: but where shall one finde a faythfull man?
  • 7. The chyldren of the iust man which walketh vprightly, shalbe blessed after hym.
  • 8. A kyng that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euyll with his looke.
  • 9. Who can say, I haue made my heart cleane, I am pure from [my] sinne?
  • 10. Two maner of wayghtes or two maner of measures, both these are abhomination vnto the Lorde.
  • 11. A chylde is knowen by his conuersation, whether his workes be pure and right.
  • 12. The eare to heare, the eye to see: the Lorde hath made them both.
  • 13. Loue not sleepe, lest thou come vnto pouertie: but open thyne eyes, that thou mayest haue bread inough.
  • 14. It is naught, it is naught (saith he that byeth): but when he commeth to his owne house, then he boasteth [of his peny worth.]
  • 15. There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lippes of knowledge are a precious iewell.
  • 16. Take his garment that is suretie for a straunger: and take a pledge of hym for the vnknowen sake.
  • 17. A man liketh the bread that is gotten with deceipt: but at the last his mouth shalbe filled with grauell.
  • 18. Thorowe counsayle, the thinges that men deuise are made strong: and with good aduise take warre in hande.
  • 19. The craftie deceiptfull bewrayeth secrete counsayle: therefore meddle not with hym that flattereth with his lips.
  • 20. Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shalbe put out in the depth of darknesse.
  • 21. The heritage that commeth hastylye at the first, shall not be blessed at the ende.
  • 22. Say not thou, I wyll recompence euyll: but put thy trust in the Lorde, and he shall deliuer thee.
  • 23. Diuers wayghtes are an abhomination vnto the Lord, and a false balaunce is not good.
  • 24. The Lord ordereth euery mans goinges: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?
  • 25. It is a snare for a man to deuour that whiche is holy, and after the vowe to make inquirie.
  • 26. A wyse kyng disperseth the vngodly, and bringeth the wheele ouer them.
  • 27. The lanterne of the Lorde is the breath of man, searching all the inwarde partes of the body.
  • 28. Mercy and trueth preserueth the king, and with louing kindnes his seate is holden vp.
  • 29. The strength of young men is their worship, and a gray head is an honour vnto the aged.
  • 30. Blewe woundes driue away euyll, and stripes in the inwarde partes of the body.