- 1. These are also Parables of Salomon, which the men of Hezekiah King of Iudah copied out.
- 2. The glorie of God is to conceale a thing secret: but the Kings honour is to search out a thing.
- 3. The heaues in height, & the earth in deepenes, and the Kings heart can no man search out.
- 4. Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.
- 5. Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.
- 6. Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.
- 7. For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.
- 8. Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
- 9. Debate thy matter with thy neighbour, and discouer not the secret to another,
- 10. Least he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamie doe not cease.
- 11. A word spoken in his place, is like apples of golde with pictures of siluer.
- 12. He that reprooueth the wise, and the obedient eare, is as a golden earering and an ornament of fine golde.
- 13. As the colde of the snowe in the time of haruest, so is a faithfull messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soule of his masters.
- 14. A man that boasteth of false liberalitie, is like cloudes and winde without raine.
- 15. A Prince is pacified by staying of anger, and a soft tongue breaketh the bones.
- 16. If thou haue found hony, eate that is sufficient for thee, least thou be ouerfull, & vomit it.
- 17. Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house, least he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
- 18. A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe.
- 19. Confidence in an vnfaythfull man in time of trouble, is like a broken tooth and a sliding foote.
- 20. Hee that taketh away the garment in the colde season, is like vineger powred vpon nitre, or like him that singeth songs to an heauy heart.
- 21. If hee that hateth thee be hungry, giue him bread to eate, and if he be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.
- 22. For thou shalt lay coles vpon his head, and the Lord shall recompense thee.
- 23. As the Northwinde driueth away the raine, so doeth an angry countenance the slandering tongue.
- 24. It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, then with a contentious woman in a wide house.
- 25. As are the colde waters to a weary soule, so is good newes from a farre countery.
- 26. A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is like a troubled well, & a corrupt spring.
- 27. It is not good to eate much hony: so to search their owne glory is not glory.
- 28. A man that refraineth not his appetite, is like a citie which is broken downe and without walles.
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