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| [1]A wise son is obedient to his father: but a disobedient son will be destroyed. |
[1]A wise sonne [wil hearken] to his fathers warnyng: but he that is scorneful wil not heare when he is reproued |
| [2]A good man shall eat of the fruits of righteousness: but the lives of transgressors shall perish before their time. |
[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 keeps his own mouth keeps his own life: but he that is hasty with his lips shall bring terror upon himself. |
[3]He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe |
| [4]Every slothful man desires, but the hands of the active are diligent. |
[4]The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get [his desire:] but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie |
| [5]A righteous man hates an unjust word: but an ungodly man is ashamed, and will have no confidence. |
[5]A ryghteous man abhorreth lyes: but the vngodly shameth hym selfe, and is put to scilence |
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[6]Ryghteousnesse kepeth the innocent in the way: but vngodlinesse doth ouerthrowe the sinner |
| [7]There are some who, having nothing, enrich themselves: and there are some who bring themselves down in the midst of much wealth. |
[7]Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches |
| [8]A man's own wealth is the ransom of his life: but the poor endures not threatening. |
[8]With goodes a man redeemeth his life: and the poore wyll not be reproued |
| [9]The righteous always have light: but the light of the ungodly is quenched. Crafty souls go astray in sins: but just men pity, and are merciful. |
[9]The lyght of the ryghteous maketh ioyfull: but the candell of the vngodly shalbe put out |
| [10]A bad man does evil with insolence: but they that are judges of themselves are wise. |
[10]Among the proude there is euer strife: but with the well aduised is wisdome |
| [11]Wealth gotten hastily with iniquity is diminished: but he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. The righteous is merciful, and lends. |
[11]Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease |
| [12]Better is he that begins to help heartily, than he that promises and leads another to hope: for a good desire is a tree of life. |
[12]Hope deferred greeueth the heart: but whe the desire cometh, it is a tree of life |
| [13]He that slights a matter shall be slighted of it: but he that fears the commandment has health of soul. To a crafty son there shall be nothing good: but a wise servant shall have prosperous doings, and his way shall be directed aright. |
[13]Who so dispiseth the worde, shall perishe for the same: but he that feareth the commaundement, shall haue the rewarde |
| [14]The law of the wise is fountain of life: but the man void of understanding shall die by a snare. |
[14]The lawe of the wise is a well of life, to auoyde from the snares of death |
| [15]Sound discretion gives favour, and to know the law is the part of a sound understanding: but the ways of scorners tend to destruction. |
[15]Good vnderstandyng geueth fauour: but harde is the way of the dispisers |
| [16]Every prudent man acts with knowledge: but the fool displays his own mischief. |
[16]A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie |
| [17]A rash king shall fall into mischief: but a wise messenger shall deliver him. |
[17]An vngodly messenger falleth into mischiefe: but a faythfull embassadour is as health |
| [18]Instruction removes poverty and disgrace: but he that attends to reproofs shall be honoured. |
[18]He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouertie and shame: but who so regardeth correction, shall come to honour |
| [19]The desires of the godly gladden the soul, but the works of the ungodly are far from knowledge. |
[19]When a desire is brought to passe, it deliteth the soule: but fooles count it abhomination to depart from euyll |
| [20]If thou walkest with wise men thou shalt be wise: but he that walks with fools shall be known. |
[20]He that goeth in the companie of wise men, shalbe wise: but who so is a companion of fooles, shalbe afflicted |
| [21]Evil shall pursue sinners; but good shall overtake the righteous. |
[21]Mischiefe foloweth vpon sinners: but the righteous shal haue a good reward |
| [22]A good man shall inherit children's children; and the wealth of ungodly men is laid up for the just. |
[22]He that is vertuous leaueth an heritaunce vnto his childers children, & the riches of ye sinner is layde vp for the iust |
| [23]The righteous shall spend many years in wealth: but the unrighteous shall perish suddenly. |
[23]There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite |
| [24]He that spares the rod hates his son: but he that loves, carefully chastens him. |
[24]He that spareth the rodde, hateth his sonne: but who so loueth hym, chasteneth hym betymes |
| [25]A just man eats and satisfies his soul: but the souls of the ungodly are in want. |
[25]The righteous eateth and is satisfied: but the belly of the vngodly hath neuer enough |