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| [1]For [an object of] desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth. |
[1]Who so hath an earnest desire [to wysdome] he will sequester him selfe to seeke it, and occupie him selfe in all stedfastnesse & sounde doctrine |
| [2]A fool delighteth not in understanding, But -- in uncovering his heart. |
[2]A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart |
| [3]With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame -- reproach. |
[3]When the vngodly commeth, then commeth also disdayne: and with the dishonest person commeth shame and dishonour |
| [4]Deep waters [are] the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook. |
[4]The wordes of a [wyse] mans mouth are lyke deepe waters: and the well of wisdome is like a full streame |
| [5]Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment. |
[5]It is not good to regarde the person of the vngodly, to ouerthrowe the righteous in iudgement |
| [6]The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth. |
[6]A fooles lippes come with brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes |
| [7]The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul. |
[7]A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule |
| [8]The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart. |
[8]The wordes of a slaunderer are very woundes, and go through vnto the innermost partes of the body |
| [9]He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he [is] to a destroyer. |
[9]Who so is slouthfull in his labour, is the brother of hym that is a waster |
| [10]A tower of strength [is] the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high. |
[10]The name of the Lorde is a strong castell, the righteous runneth vnto it and is in safegarde |
| [11]The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination. |
[11]The rich mans goodes are his strong citie, and as an high wall in his owne conceipt |
| [12]Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour [is] humility. |
[12]Before destruction the heart of a man is proude: and before honour goeth humilitie |
| [13]Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame. |
[13]He that geueth sentence in a matter before he heare it, the same to hym is folly and shame |
| [14]The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear? |
[14]A good stomacke beareth out sickenesse: but the minde beyng sicke, who shall heale it |
| [15]The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. |
[15]A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding |
| [16]The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him. |
[16]A mans gyft maketh an open way, to bryng hym before great men |
| [17]Righteous [is] the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him. |
[17]The righteous declareth his owne cause first him selfe, and his neighbour commeth and tryeth hym |
| [18]The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth. |
[18]The lot causeth variaunce to ceasse: and parteth the mightie a sunder |
| [19]A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace. |
[19]Brethren beyng at variaunce are harder to be wonne then a strong citie, and their contentions are like the barre of a castell |
| [20]From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied. |
[20]A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled |
| [21]Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit. |
[21]Death and life are in the instrument of the tongue, and they that loue it, shall eate the fruite thereof |
| [22][Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah. |
[22]Who so findeth a wyfe, findeth a good thing, and receaueth fauour of the Lorde |
| [23][With] supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things. |
[23]The poore prayeth meekely: but the riche geueth a rough aunswere |
| [24]A man with friends [is] to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother! |
[24]A man that wyll haue frendes, must shewe hym selfe frendly: and there is a frende whiche is nearer then a brother |