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| [1]Blessed is the man that hath not fallen with the worde of his mouth, & is not pricked with the conscience of sinne. |
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| [2]Happy is he that hath no heauinesse in his minde, and is not fallen from his hope in the Lorde. |
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| [3]It becommeth not a couetous man and a nygarde to be riche: and what should an enuious man do with money? |
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| [4]He that with all his carefulnesse heapeth together vnrighteously, gathereth for other folkes, and another man shall make good cheare with his goodes. |
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| [5]He that is wicked vnto him selfe, howe should he be good vnto other men? how can such one haue any pleasure of his goodes. |
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| [6]There is nothing worse then when one disfauoureth him selfe: and this is a rewarde of his wickednesse. |
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| [7]If he do any good, he doth it not knowing therof and against his will, and at the last he declareth his vngraciousnesse. |
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| [8]A nygarde hath a wicked eye, he turneth away his face, and despiseth men. |
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| [9]A couetous mans eye hath neuer enough in the portion of wickednesse, vntill the time that he wyther away, and haue lost his owne soule. |
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| [10]A wicked eye enuieth bread, and there is scarcenesse vpon his table. |
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| [11]My sonne, do good to thy selfe of that thou hast, and geue the Lorde his due offeringes. |
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| [12]Remember that death tarieth not, and how that the graue is not shewed vnto thee: for the couenaunt of this world shall dye the death. |
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| [13]Do good vnto thy friende before thou dye, and according to thy abilitie reache out thyne hande & geue vnto the poore. |
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| [14]Be not disapoynted of the good day, and let not the portion of the good desire ouerpasse thee. |
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| [15]Shalt thou not leaue thy trauayles and labours vnto other men? In the deuiding of the heritage geue and take, and sanctifie thy soule. |
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| [16]Worke thou righteousnes before thy death: for in the hell there is no meate to finde. |
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| [17]All fleshe shall fade away lyke a garment, and lyke a florishing leafe in a greene tree. |
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| [18]Some growe, some are cast downe, euen so is the generation of fleshe and blood: one commeth to an ende, another is borne, and this is the condition of all times, thou shalt dye the death. |
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| [19]All transitorie thinges shal fayle at the last, & the worker therof shal go withal. |
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| [20]Euery chosen worke shalbe iustified, and he that medled withall shall haue honour therin. |
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| [21]Blessed is the man that kepeth hym in wysdome, and exerciseth him selfe in vnderstanding, and with discretion shall thinke vpon the sore knowledge of God, |
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| [22]Whiche considereth the wayes of wysdome in his heart, hath vnderstanding in her secretes, |
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| [23]Goeth after her as one that seketh her out, and continueth in her ways, |
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| [24]He loketh in at her windowes, & hearkeneth at her doores, |
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| [25]He taketh his rest beside her house, and fasteneth his stake in her walles: he shal pitche his tent nye vnto her hand, and in his tent shall good thinges rest for euermore. |
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| [26]He shal set his children vnder her couering, & shall dwell vnder her braunches. |
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| [27]Under her couering shall he be defended from her heate, and in the glorie shal he rest. |
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