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[1]Because of pouertie haue many one offended: and he that seketh to be riche, turneth his eyes asyde.
[2]Lyke as a nayle in the wal sticketh fast betwixt two stones: euen so doth sinne sticke betwixt the bier and the seller.
[3]If he holde him not diligently in the feare of the Lorde, his house shall soone be ouerthrowen.
[4]Lyke as when one sifteth, the filthynesse remayneth in the syue: So remayneth there some vncleane thing in the thought of man.
[5]The ouen proueth the potters vessel: so doth temptation of trouble trye righteous men.
[6]The tree of the fielde is knowen by his fruite: so is the thought of mans heart knowen by his wordes.
[7]Prayse no man except thou haue heard him: for a man is knowen by his wordes.
[8]If thou folowest righteousnes, thou shalt get her, and put her vpon thee as a fayre garment: and thou shalt dwell with her, and she shall defende thee for euer, and in the day of knowledge thou shalt finde stedfastnesse.
[9]The byrdes resorte vnto their lyke: so doth the trueth turne vnto them that be occupied withall.
[10]The lion wayteth the pray: so doth sinne vpon them that worke vnrighteousnesse.
[11]The talking of him that feareth God, is nothing but wysdome: as for a foole he chaungeth as the moone.
[12]If thou be among the vndiscrete, kepe thy wordes to a conuenient time: but among such as be wise, speake on hardyly.
[13]The talking of fooles is abhomination, and their sport is volupteousnesse and misnurture.
[14]Much swearing maketh the heere to stande vp: and to stryue with such, stoppeth the eares.
[15]The stryfe of the proude is bloodshedding, and their blaspheming is heauy to heare.
[16]Who so discouereth secretes, leeseth his credence, and fyndeth no friende after his will.
[17]Loue thy friende, and binde thy selfe in faythfulnesse with him: but if thou bewrayest his secretes, thou shalt not get him againe.
[18]For like as the man is that destroyeth his enemie: so is he also that dealeth falsly in the friendship of his neyghbour.
[19]Like as one that letteth a byrde go out of his hande, can not take her againe: Euen so thou, if thou geue ouer thy friende, thou canst not get him againe.
[20]Yea thou canst not come by him, for he is to farre of: He is vnto thee as a Roe escaped out of the snare, for his soule is wounded.
[21]As for woundes, they may be bounde vp againe, and an euyll worde may be reconciled: but who so bewrayeth the secretes of a friende, there is no more hope to be had vnto him.
[22]He that winketh with the eyes, imagineth some euyll: and he that knoweth him, will let him alone.
[23]When thou art present, he shall hyghlie commende and prayse thy wordes: but at the last he shall turne his tayle, and sclaunder thy saying.
[24]Many thinges haue I hated, but nothing so euyll: for the Lorde him selfe also abhorreth such a one.
[25]Who so casteth a stone an hye, it shal fal vpon his owne head: and he that smyteth with guyle, woundeth him selfe.
[26]Who so diggeth a pit shall fall therein, and he that layeth a stone in his neyghbours way, shall stumble theron, and he that layeth a snare for another, shall be taken in it him selfe.
[27]Who so geueth a wicked noisome counsell, it shall come vpon hym selfe, and he shall not knowe from whence.
[28]The proude blaspheme and are scorneful: but vengeaunce lurketh for them as a lion.
[29]They that reioyce at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare: anguishe of heart shall consume them before they dye.
[30]Anger and rigorousnesse are two abhominable thinges, and the vngodly hath them both vpon hym.
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