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[1]My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but see that thine heart kepe my commaundementes
[2]For they shal prolong the dayes and yeres of thy lyfe, and bryng thee peace
[3]Let mercie and faithfulnesse neuer go from thee: binde them about thy necke, and write them in the tables of thyne heart
[4]So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstandyng in the sight of God and men
[5]Put thy trust in God with all thine heart: & leane not vnto thine owne wit
[6]In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall order thy goynges
[7]Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll
[8]So shall thy nauell be whole, and thy bones strong
[9]Honour the Lorde with thy substaunce, and with the firstlynges of all thyne encrease
[10]So shall thy barnes be filled with plenteousnesse, and thy presses shall flowe ouer with sweete wine
[11]My sonne refuse not the chastening of the Lorde, neither faynt when thou art corrected of hym
[12]For whom the Lorde loueth, him he chasteneth, and yet deliteth in him, euen as a father in his owne sonne
[13]Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng
[14]For the marchaundise of it, is better then the marchaundise of siluer, and the gayne therof [is better] then golde
[15]She is more worth then pretious stones: and all the thinges that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her
[16]In her right hande is long life, and in her left hande riches and honour
[17]Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all her pathes are peaceable
[18]She is a tree of lyfe to them that lay holde vpon her: and blessed is he that kepeth her fast
[19]With wysdome hath the Lorde layde the foundation of the earth, and thorow vnderstanding hath he stablished the heauens
[20]Thorow his knowledge the deapthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the deawe
[21]My sonne, let not these thinges depart from thyne eyes, but kepe wysdome and vnderstanding
[22]So they shall be lyfe vnto thy soule, and grace vnto thy mouth
[23]Then shalt thou walke safely in thy way, and thy foote shall not stumble
[24]If thou sleepest, thou shalt not be afraide: but shalt take thy rest, and sleepe sweetely
[25]Thou shalt not be afraide of any sodayne feare, neither for the violent rushing in of the vngodly when it commeth
[26]For the Lorde shall stande by thy side, & kepe thy foote that thou be not taken
[27]Withdraw no good thyng from them that haue nede, so long as thyne hande is able to do it
[28]Say not vnto thy neyghbour, go thy way and come agayne, and to morowe wyll I geue thee: where as thou hast nowe to geue hym
[29]Intende no hurt against thy neyghbour, seing he hopeth to dwell in rest by thee
[30]Striue not with any man without a cause, where as he hath done thee no harme
[31]Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of his wayes
[32]For the Lord abhorreth the froward: but his counsayle is among the righteous
[33]The curse of the Lord is in the house of the vngodly: but he blesseth the dwellinges of the righteous
[34]As for the scornfull, doth he not laugh them to scorne? but he geueth grace vnto the lowly
[35]The wyse shall haue honour in possession: but shame is the promotion that fooles shall haue
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