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| [1]A wise judge will instruct his people; and the government of a prudent man is well ordered. |
[1]Twyse iudge will order his people with discretion: and where a man of vnderstanding beareth rule, there goeth it well. |
| [2]As the judge of the people is himself, so are his officers; and what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are all they that dwell therein. |
[2]As the iudge of the people is him selfe, euen so are his officers: and loke what maner of man the ruler of the citie is, such are they that dwell therin also. |
| [3]An unwise king destroyeth his people; but through the prudence of them which are in authority the city shall be inhabited. |
[3]An vnwyse king destroyeth his people: but where they that be in auctoritie are men of vnderstanding, there the citie prospereth. |
| [4]The power of the earth is in the hand of the Lord, and in due time he will set over it one that is profitable. |
[4]The power of the earth is in the hande of God, and all iniquitie of the people is to be abhorred: and when his time is, he shall set a profitable ruler vpon it. |
| [5]In the hand of God is the prosperity of man: and upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour. |
[5]In the hande of God is the prosperitie of man, and vpon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour. |
| [6]Bear not hatred to thy neighbour for every wrong; and do nothing at all by injurious practices. |
[6]Be not angry for any wrong of thy neyghbour, and meddle thou with no vnrighteous workes. |
| [7]Pride is hateful before God and man: and by both doth one commit iniquity. |
[7]Pryde is hatefull before God and man, and all wickednesse of the heathen is to be abhorred. |
| [8]Because of unrighteous dealings, injuries, and riches got by deceit, the kingdom is translated from one people to another. |
[8]Because of vnrighteous dealing, wrong, blasphemies, and diuers disceytes, a realme shalbe translated from one people to another. |
| [9]Why is earth and ashes proud? There is not a more wicked thing than a covetous man: for such an one setteth his own soul to sale; because while he liveth he casteth away his bowels. |
[9]There is nothing worse then a couetous man: Why art thou proude O thou earth and asshes? There is not a more wicked thing then to loue money: and why? such one hath his soule to sel, yet is he but filthy doung while he lyueth. |
| [10]The physician cutteth off a long disease; and he that is to day a king to morrow shall die. |
[10]All tyrannie is of smal enduraunce, and the disease that is harde to heale greeueth the phisition. |
| [11]For when a man is dead, he shall inherit creeping things, beasts, and worms. |
[11]And though the phisition shew his helpe neuer so long, yet in conclusion it goeth after this maner, To day a king, to morowe dead. |
| [12]The beginning of pride is when one departeth from God, and his heart is turned away from his Maker. |
[12]For when a man dieth, he is the heyre of serpentes, beastes and wormes. |
| [13]For pride is the beginning of sin, and he that hath it shall pour out abomination: and therefore the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, and overthrew them utterly. |
[13]The beginning of mans pryde, is to fall away from God: and why? his heart is gone from his maker. |
| [14]The Lord hath cast down the thrones of proud princes, and set up the meek in their stead. |
[14]For pryde is the originall of all sinne: Who so taketh hold therof, shalbe filled with cursinges, and at the last it shall ouerthrowe hym: Therefore hath the Lorde brought the congregations of the wicked to dishonour, and destroyed them to the end. |
| [15]The Lord hath plucked up the roots of the proud nations, and planted the lowly in their place. |
[15]God hath destroyed the seates of proude princes, and set vp the meeke in their steade. |
| [16]The Lord overthrew countries of the heathen, and destroyed them to the foundations of the earth. |
[16]God hath wythered the rootes of the proude heathen, and planted the lowely for them. |
| [17]He took some of them away, and destroyed them, and hath made their memorial to cease from the earth. |
[17]God hath ouerthrowen the landes of the heathen, & destroyed them vnto the grounde: He hath caused them to wither away, he hath brought them to naught, & made the memoriall of them to ceasse from out of the earth. |
| [18]Pride was not made for men, nor furious anger for them that are born of a woman. |
[18]God hath destroyed the name of the proude, and left the name of the humble of mynde. |
| [19]They that fear the Lord are a sure seed, and they that love him an honourable plant: they that regard not the law are a dishonourable seed; they that transgress the commandments are a deceivable seed. |
[19]Pryde was not made for man, neither wrothfulnesse for mens children. |
| [20]Among brethren he that is chief is honorable; so are they that fear the Lord in his eyes. |
[20]The seede of men that feareth God shalbe brought to honour: but the seede whiche transgresseth the commaundementes of the Lorde shalbe shamed. |
| [21]The fear of the Lord goeth before the obtaining of authority: but roughness and pride is the losing thereof. |
[21]He that is the ruler among brethren, is holden in honour among them: and he that regardeth such as feare the Lorde, is acceptable in his sight. |
| [22]Whether he be rich, noble, or poor, their glory is the fear of the Lord. |
[22]The feare of the Lord causeth that the kingdome faileth not: but the kingdome is lost by crueltie and pryde. |
| [23]It is not meet to despise the poor man that hath understanding; neither is it convenient to magnify a sinful man. |
[23]The glorie of the riche, of the honorable, and of the poore, is the feare of God. |
| [24]Great men, and judges, and potentates, shall be honoured; yet is there none of them greater than he that feareth the Lord. |
[24]Despyse not thou the iust poore man that hath vnderstanding, and magnifie not the riche vngodly. |
| [25]Unto the servant that is wise shall they that are free do service: and he that hath knowledge will not grudge when he is reformed. |
[25]Great is the iudge and mightie in honour, yet is there none greater then he that feareth God. |
| [26]Be not overwise in doing thy business; and boast not thyself in the time of thy distress. |
[26]Unto the seruaunt that is discrete, shal the free do seruice: He that is wyse and well nurtured will not grudge when he is refourmed, and an ignoraunt body shall not come to honour. |
| [27]Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread. |
[27]Be not proude to do thy worke, and dispayre not in the time of aduersitie. |
| [28]My son, glorify thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to the dignity thereof. |
[28]Better is he that laboureth and hath plenteousnes of al thinges, then he that is gorgious, and wanteth bread. |
| [29]Who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul? and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own life? |
[29]My sonne, get thy soule honour by mekenesse, & geue her her due honour. |
| [30]The poor man is honoured for his skill, and the rich man is honoured for his riches. |
[30]Who shall iustifie him that sinneth against him selfe? Who will honour hym that dishonoureth his owne soule? |
| [31]He that is honoured in poverty, how much more in riches? and he that is dishonourable in riches, how much more in poverty? |
[31]The poore is honoured for his fayhtfulnesse and trueth: but the riche is had in reputation because of his goodes. |
| [32]He that ordereth hym selfe honestly in pouertie, howe much more shal he behaue hym selfe honestly in riches? And who so ordreth hym selfe vnhonestly in riches, how much more shall he behaue him selfe vnhonestly in pouertie? |