- 1. These are also parables of Solomon, which the men of Ezekia king of Iuda copied out.
- 2. It is the glory of God to kepe a thing secrete: but the kynges honour is to searche out a thing.
- 3. The heauen is hye, the earth is deepe: and the kinges heart is vnsearcheable.
- 4. Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shalbe a vessell for the siner.
- 5. Take away the vngodly from the kyng: and his seate shalbe stablished with righteousnesse.
- 6. Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and preasse not into the place of great men:
- 7. For better is it, that it be sayde vnto thee, come vp hyther: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou seest with thyne eyes.
- 8. Be not hastie to go to lawe: lest haplye thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee.
- 9. Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himselfe, and discouer not thy secrete to another:
- 10. Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamie do not ceasse.
- 11. A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer.
- 12. Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.
- 13. As the colde of snowe in the tyme of haruest: so is a faythfull messenger to them that sende hym, for he refresheth his maisters mynde.
- 14. Whoso maketh great boastes and geueth nothing, is lyke cloudes and winde without rayne.
- 15. With pacience is a prince pacified, and with a softe tongue is rigorousnesse broken.
- 16. If thou findest honie, eate so muche as is sufficient for thee: lest thou be ouer full, and parbreake it out agayne.
- 17. Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house: lest he be werie of thee, and so hate thee.
- 18. Whoso beareth false witnesse against his neighbour, he is a very club, a sworde, and a sharpe arrowe.
- 19. The confidence that is put in an vnfaythfull man in tyme of trouble, is like a broken tooth, and a sliding foote.
- 20. Who so taketh away a mans garment in the colde weather, is like vineger vpon lime, or lyke hym that singeth songues to an heauie heart.
- 21. If thyne enemie hunger, feede hym, if he thirst, geue him drinke:
- 22. For so shalt thou heape coles of fire vpon his head, and the Lorde shall rewarde thee.
- 23. The northwinde dryueth away the rayne: euen so doth an angry countenaunce a backbiters tongue.
- 24. It is better to sit in a corner vpon the house toppe, then with a brawling woman in a wide house.
- 25. Good newes from a straunge countrey, are as colde water to a thirstie soule.
- 26. A righteous man fallyng downe before the vngodly, is like a troubled wel, and a spring that is corrupted.
- 27. As it is not good to eate to muche honye, so curiously to searche the glory of heauenly thinges, is not commendable.
- 28. He that can not rule him selfe, is like a citie whiche is broken downe and hath no walles.
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