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| [1]Wine maketh a man to be scornefull, & strong drinke causeth a man to be vnquiet: who so delighteth therin shall not be wyse |
[1]Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived by it is not wise. |
| [2]The feare of the king is as the roaring of a Lion, who so prouoketh hym vnto anger, offendeth against his owne soule |
[2]The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoever provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. |
| [3]It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife: but euery foole wyll be medling |
[3]It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. |
| [4]A slouthfull body wyll not go to plow for colde of the winter: therefore shall he begge in sommer, and haue nothing |
[4]The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. |
| [5]Counsayle in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding wyll drawe it out |
[5]Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. |
| [6]Many there be that woulde be called good doers: but where shall one finde a faythfull man |
[6]Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? |
| [7]The chyldren of the iust man which walketh vprightly, shalbe blessed after hym |
[7]The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. |
| [8]A kyng that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euyll with his looke |
[8]A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. |
| [9]Who can say, I haue made my heart cleane, I am pure from [my] sinne |
[9]Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? |
| [10]Two maner of wayghtes or two maner of measures, both these are abhomination vnto the Lorde |
[10]Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. |
| [11]A chylde is knowen by his conuersation, whether his workes be pure and right |
[11]Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right. |
| [12]The eare to heare, the eye to see: the Lorde hath made them both |
[12]The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. |
| [13]Loue not sleepe, lest thou come vnto pouertie: but open thyne eyes, that thou mayest haue bread inough |
[13]Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thy eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. |
| [14]It is naught, it is naught (saith he that byeth): but when he commeth to his owne house, then he boasteth [of his peny worth. |
[14]It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone, then he boasteth. |
| [15]There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lippes of knowledge are a precious iewell |
[15]There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. |
| [16]Take his garment that is suretie for a straunger: and take a pledge of hym for the vnknowen sake |
[16]Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. |
| [17]A man liketh the bread that is gotten with deceipt: but at the last his mouth shalbe filled with grauell |
[17]Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. |
| [18]Thorowe counsayle, the thinges that men deuise are made strong: and with good aduise take warre in hande |
[18]Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. |
| [19]The craftie deceiptfull bewrayeth secrete counsayle: therefore meddle not with hym that flattereth with his lips |
[19]He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. |
| [20]Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shalbe put out in the depth of darknesse |
[20]Whoever curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. |
| [21]The heritage that commeth hastylye at the first, shall not be blessed at the ende |
[21]An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end of it shall not be blessed. |
| [22]Say not thou, I wyll recompence euyll: but put thy trust in the Lorde, and he shall deliuer thee |
[22]Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. |
| [23]Diuers wayghtes are an abhomination vnto the Lord, and a false balaunce is not good |
[23]Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good. |
| [24]The Lord ordereth euery mans goinges: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way |
[24]Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? |
| [25]It is a snare for a man to deuour that whiche is holy, and after the vowe to make inquirie |
[25]It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. |
| [26]A wyse kyng disperseth the vngodly, and bringeth the wheele ouer them |
[26]A wise king scatterreth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. |
| [27]The lanterne of the Lorde is the breath of man, searching all the inwarde partes of the body |
[27]The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. |
| [28]Mercy and trueth preserueth the king, and with louing kindnes his seate is holden vp |
[28]Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy. |
| [29]The strength of young men is their worship, and a gray head is an honour vnto the aged |
[29]The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. |
| [30]Blewe woundes driue away euyll, and stripes in the inwarde partes of the body |
[30]The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. |