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¹ The Prouerbes of Solomon: A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is the heauinesse of his mother.

² Treasures of wickednesse profit nothing: but righteousnes deliuereth from death. ³ The Lord will not suffer the soule of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

⁴ Hee becommeth poore that dealeth with a slacke hand: but the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.

⁵ Hee that gathereth in Summer, is a wise sonne: but hee that sleepeth in haruest, is a sonne that causeth shame.

⁶ Blessings are vpon the head of the iust: but violence couereth the mouth of the wicked.

⁷ The memorie of the iust is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

⁸ The wise in heart will receiue commaundements: but a prating foole shall fall.

⁹ He that walketh vprightly, walketh surely: but he that peruerteth his wayes, shalbe knowen.

¹⁰ Hee that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow: but a prating foole shall fall.

¹¹ The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence couereth the mouth of the wicked.

¹² Hatred stirreth vp strifes: but loue couereth all sinnes.

¹³ In the lips of him that hath vnderstanding, wisedome is found: but a rod is for the backe of him that is voyd of vnderstanding.

¹⁴ Wise men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is neere destruction.

¹⁵ The rich mans wealth is his strong citie: the destruction of the poore is their pouertie.

¹⁶ The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruite of the wicked to sinne.

¹⁷ He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but hee that refuseth reproofe, erreth.

¹⁸ Hee that hideth hatred with lying lippes, and he that vttereth a slander, is a foole.

¹⁹ In the multitude of words there wanteth not sinne: but he that refraineth his lippes, is wise.

²⁰ The tongue of the iust is as choise siluer: the heart of the wicked is little worth. ²¹ The lippes of the righteous feed many: but fooles die for want of wisedome.

²² The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and hee addeth no sorrow with it.

²³ It is as a sport to a foole to doe mischiefe: but a man of vnderstanding hath wisedome.

²⁴ The feare of the wicked, it shall come vpon him: but the desire of the righteous shalbe granted. ²⁵ As the whirlewinde passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an euerlasting foundation.

²⁶ As vineger to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

²⁷ The feare of the Lord prolongeth dayes: but the yeeres of the wicked shalbe shortened. ²⁸ The hope of the righteous shall bee gladnesse: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

²⁹ The way of the Lord is strength to the vpright: but destruction shall bee to the workers of iniquitie. ³⁰ The righteous shall neuer bee remooued: but the wicked shall not inhabite the earth.

³¹ The mouth of the iust bringeth foorth wisedome: but the froward tongue shalbe cut out. ³² The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardnesse.