[1]A wise sonne [wil hearken] to his fathers warnyng: but he that is scorneful wil not heare when he is reproued[2]Of the fruite of a wise mans mouth shall eche man eate good thynges: but the wicked shall eate of the fruite of the transgressours[3]He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe[4]The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get [his desire:] but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie[5]A ryghteous man abhorreth lyes: but the vngodly shameth hym selfe, and is put to scilence[6]Ryghteousnesse kepeth the innocent in the way: but vngodlinesse doth ouerthrowe the sinner[7]Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches[8]With goodes a man redeemeth his life: and the poore wyll not be reproued[9]The lyght of the ryghteous maketh ioyfull: but the candell of the vngodly shalbe put out[10]Among the proude there is euer strife: but with the well aduised is wisdome[11]Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease[12]Hope deferred greeueth the heart: but whe the desire cometh, it is a tree of life[13]Who so dispiseth the worde, shall perishe for the same: but he that feareth the commaundement, shall haue the rewarde[14]The lawe of the wise is a well of life, to auoyde from the snares of death[15]Good vnderstandyng geueth fauour: but harde is the way of the dispisers[16]A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie[17]An vngodly messenger falleth into mischiefe: but a faythfull embassadour is as health[18]He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouertie and shame: but who so regardeth correction, shall come to honour[19]When a desire is brought to passe, it deliteth the soule: but fooles count it abhomination to depart from euyll[20]He that goeth in the companie of wise men, shalbe wise: but who so is a companion of fooles, shalbe afflicted[21]Mischiefe foloweth vpon sinners: but the righteous shal haue a good reward[22]He that is vertuous leaueth an heritaunce vnto his childers children, & the riches of ye sinner is layde vp for the iust[23]There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite[24]He that spareth the rodde, hateth his sonne: but who so loueth hym, chasteneth hym betymes[25]The righteous eateth and is satisfied: but the belly of the vngodly hath neuer enough