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¹ Wyse women vpholde their house: but a foolishe wyfe plucketh it downe.

² He that walketh vpryghtlye, feareth the Lorde: but he that turneth hym selfe from his wayes, dispiseth hym.

³ In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.

⁴ Where no oxen are, there the cribbe is emptie: but much encrease commeth by the toyle of the oxe.

⁵ A faithfull witnesse will not dissemble: but a false recorde wyll make a lye.

⁶ A scornfull body seketh wisdome, and fyndeth it not: but knowledge is easie vnto hym that wyll vnderstande.

⁷ Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.

⁸ The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

⁹ Fooles make but a sport of sinne: but there is a fauourable loue among the ryghteous.

¹⁰ The heart knoweth his owne soules bitternesse: and the straunger shall not be partaker of his ioy.

¹¹ The house of the vngodly shalbe ouerthrowen: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florishe.

¹² There is a way which seemeth right vnto a man: but the ende therof are the wayes of death.

¹³ The heart is sorowfull euen in laughter, and the ende of myrth is heauinesse.

¹⁴ A backe slydyng heart shalbe fylled with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from hym.

¹⁵ An ignorant body beleueth euery worde: but who so hath vnderstanding, loketh well to his goynges.

¹⁶ A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.

¹⁷ An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated [of the foole.]

¹⁸ The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession: but the wyse are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹ The euyll shall bowe them selues before the good: and the vngodly shall wayte at the gates of the ryghteous.

²⁰ The poore is hated euen of his owne neyghbours: but the riche hath many frendes.

²¹ Who so dispiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but blessed is he that hath pitie of the poore.

²² Without doubt they erre that worke wickednesse: but they that muse vpon good thynges, vnto such shall happen mercie and trueth.

²³ In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

²⁴ Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

²⁵ A faythfull witnesse deliuereth soules: but a deceiptfull witnesse bryngeth foorth lyes.

²⁶ In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength: and his children are vnder a sure defence.²⁷ The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death.

²⁸ In the multitude of people is the kynges honour: but the decay of the people is the confusion of the prince.

²⁹ He that is patient hath much vnderstanding: but he that is soone displeased, exalteth foolishnesse.

³⁰ A mery heart is the lyfe of the body: but enuie consumeth away the bones.

³¹ He that doth a poore man wrong, blasphemeth his maker: but who so honoureth him, hath pitie on the poore.

³² The vngodly is cast away for his iniquitie: but the ryghteous hath a good hope, euen in death.

³³ Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.

³⁴ Righteousnesse setteth vp the people: but the sacrifice of the heathen is sinnefull.

³⁵ A discrete seruaunt is a pleasure vnto the kyng: but his wrath is agaynst hym that doth dishonour hym.