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¹ The kynges hert is in the hande of the LORDE, like as are the ryuers of water: he maye turne it whyther so euer he wyll.

² Euery man thinketh his owne waye to be right, but the LORDE iudgeth ye hertes.

³ To do rightuousnesse and iudgmet is more acceptable to the LORDE the sacrifice.

⁴ A presumptuous loke, a proude stomacke, & the lanterne of the vngodly is synne.

⁵ The deuyses of one that is diligent, brynge plenteousnes: but he yt is vnaduysed, commeth vnto pouerte.

⁶ Who so hoordeth vp riches wt ye disceatfulnes of his tonge, he is a foole, & like vnto them that seke their owne death.

⁷ The robberies of the vngodly shalbe their owne destruccion, for they wolde not do the thynge that was right.

⁸ The wayes of the frowarde are straunge, but ye workes of him yt is cleane, are right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner vnder ye house toppe, then with a braulinge woman in a wyde house.

¹⁰ The soule of the vngodly wysheth euell, and hath no pitie vpon his neghboure.

¹¹ When the scornefull is punyshed, the ignoraunt take ye better hede: & when a wyse man is warned, he wil receaue the more vnderstondinge.

¹² The rightuous enfourmeth the house of the vngodly, but ye vngodly go on still after their owne wickednesse.

¹³ Who so stoppeth his eare at the criege of the poore, he shal crie himself and not be herde.

¹⁴ A preuy rewarde pacifieth displeasure, and a gifte in the bosome stilleth furiousnesse.

¹⁵ The iust delyteth in doynge the thynge that is right, but the workers of wickednesse abhorre the same.

¹⁶ The man that wandreth out of the waye of wy?dome, shal remayne in the cogregacion of ye deed.

¹⁷ He yt hath pleasure in banckettes, shal be a poore man: Who so delyteth in wyne and delicates, shal not be riche.

¹⁸ The vngodly shalbe geuen for the rightuous, & the wicked for the iust.

¹⁹ It is better to dwell in a wyldernesse, the with a chydinge and an angrie woman.

²⁰ In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plenteousnesse, but a foolish body spendeth vp all.

²¹ Who so foloweth rightuousnesse and mercy, fyndeth both life, rightuousnesse and honor.

²² A wyse man wynneth the cite of the mightie, and as for the strength yt they trust in, he bryngeth it downe.

²³ Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

²⁴ He yt is proude & presumptuous, is called a scornefull ma, which in wrath darre worke maliciously.

²⁵ The voluptuousnesse of the slouthfull is his owne death, for his hades wyll not labor.²⁶ He coueteth and desyreth all the daye longe, but the rightuous is allwaye geuynge & kepeth nothinge backe.

²⁷ The sacrifice of the vngodly is abhominacion, for they offre the thinge yt is gotten wt wickednes.

²⁸ A false wytnesse shal perishe, but he yt wilbe content to heare, shal allwaye haue power to speake himself.

²⁹ An vngodly man goeth forth rashly, but the iust refourmeth his owne waye.

³⁰ There is no wy?dome, there is no vnderstondinge, there is no councell agaynst the LORDE.³¹ The horse is prepared agaynst ye daye of battayll, but the LORDE geueth the victory.