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¹ Wiyn is a letcherouse thing and drunkenesse is ful of noise; who euere delitith in these, schal not be wijs.

² As the roryng of a lioun, so and the drede of the kyng; he that territh hym to ire, synneth ayens his owne lijf.

³ It is onour to a man that departith hym silf fro stryuyngis; but fonned men ben medlid with dispisyngis.

⁴ A slow man nolde ere for coold; therfor he schal begge in somer, and me schal not yyue to hym.

⁵ As deep watir, so counsel is in the herte of a man; but a wijs man schal drawe it out.

⁶ Many men ben clepid merciful; but who schal fynde a feithful man?

⁷ Forsothe a iust man that goith in his simplenesse, schal leeue blessid sones aftir hym.

⁸ A king that sittith in the seete of doom, distrieth al yuel bi his lokyng.

⁹ Who may seie, Myn herte is clene; Y am clene of synne?

¹⁰ A weiyte and a weiyte, a mesure and a mesure, euer eithir is abhomynable at God.

¹¹ A child is vndurstondun bi hise studies, yf his werkis ben riytful and cleene.

¹² An eere heringe, and an iye seynge, God made euere eithir.

¹³ Nyle thou loue sleep, lest nedynesse oppresse thee; opene thin iyen, and be thou fillid with looues.

¹⁴ Ech biere seith, It is yuel, it is yuel; and whanne he hath go awey, thanne he schal haue glorie.

¹⁵ Gold, and the multitude of iemmes, and a preciouse vessel, ben the lippis of kunnyng.

¹⁶ Take thou awei the cloth of hym, that was borewe of an othere man; and for straungeris take thou awei a wed fro hym.

¹⁷ The breed of a leesing is sweet to a man; and aftirward his mouth schal be fillid with rikenyng.

¹⁸ Thouytis ben maad strong bi counselis; and bateils schulen be tretid bi gouernals.

¹⁹ Be thou not medlid with him that schewith pryuetees, and goith gylefulli, and alargith hise lippis.

²⁰ The liyt of hym that cursith his fadir and modir, schal be quenchid in the myddis of derknessis.

²¹ Eritage to which me haastith in the bigynnyng, schal wante blessing in the laste tyme.

²² Seie thou not, Y schal yelde yuel for yuel; abide thou the Lord, and he schal delyuere thee.

²³ Abhomynacioun at God is weiyte and weiyte; a gileful balaunce is not good.

²⁴ The steppis of man ben dressid of the Lord; who forsothe of men mai vndurstonde his weie?

²⁵ Falling of man is to make auow to seyntis, and aftirward to withdrawe the vowis.

²⁶ A wijs kyng scaterith wickid men; and bowith a bouwe of victorie ouer hem.

²⁷ The lanterne of the Lord is the spirit of man, that sekith out alle the priuetees of the wombe.

²⁸ Merci and treuthe kepen a kyng; and his trone is maad strong bi mekenesse.

²⁹ The ful out ioiyng of yonge men is the strengthe of hem; and the dignyte of elde men is hoornesse.

³⁰ The wannesse of wounde schal wipe aweie yuels, and woundis in the priuyere thingis of the wombe.