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¹ Who so hath pleasure to sowe discorde, piketh a quarell in euery thinge.

² A foole hath no delyte in vnderstodinge, but only in those thinges wherin his herte reioyseth.

³ Where vngodlynes is, there is also di?dayne: & so there foloweth shame & dishonor.

⁴ The wordes of a mas mouth are like depe waters, and the well of wy?dome is like a full streame.

⁵ It is not good to regarde ye personne of the vngodly, or to put backe ye righteous in iudgmet.

⁶ A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll.⁷ A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule.

⁸ The wordes of a slaunderer are very woudes, and go thorow vnto the ynmost partes of the body.

⁹ Who so is slouthfull and slacke in his labor, is ye brother of him ye is a waister.

¹⁰ The name of ye LORDE is a stronge castell, ye righteous flyeth vnto it, and shalbe saued.

¹¹ But ye rich mas goodes are his stronge holde, yee he taketh them for an hye wall roude aboute him.

¹² After pryde cometh destruccio, and honor after lowlynes.

¹³ He that geueth sentece in a matter before he heare it, is a foole, and worthy to be confounded.

¹⁴ A good stomacke dryueth awaye a mas disease, but wha ye sprete is vexed, who maye abyde it?

¹⁵ A wyse herte laboureth for knowlege, and a prudent eare seketh vnderstondinge.

¹⁶ Liberalite bryngeth a man to honor and worshipe, & setteth him amonge greate men.

¹⁷ The righteous accuseth hi self first of all, yf his neghbor come, he shal fynde him.

¹⁸ The lot pacifieth ye variauce, & parteth ye mightie asunder.

¹⁹ The vnite of brethren is stronger then a castell, and they that holde together are like the barre of a palace.

²⁰ A mans bely shalbe satisfied with the frute of his owne mouth, and with the increase of his lippes shal he be fylled.

²¹ Death and life stonde in the power of the tonge, he that loueth it, shal enioye the frute therof.

²² Who so fyndeth a wife fyndeth a good thynge, & receaueth an wholsome benefite of the LORDE.

²³ The poore maketh supplicacion and prayeth mekely, but the riche geueth a rough answere.

²⁴ A frende that delyteth in loue, doth a man more fredshipe, and sticketh faster vnto him then a brother.