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| [1]Wisdom lifteth up the head of him that is of low degree, and maketh him to sit among great men. |
[1]The wysdome of hym that is brought lowe shall lift vp his head, and shall make hym to sit among great men. |
| [2]Commend not a man for his beauty; neither abhor a man for his outward appearance. |
[2]Commende not thou a man in his beautie, neither despise a man in his vtter appeeraunce. |
| [3]The bee is little among such as fly; but her fruit is the chief of sweet things. |
[3]The Bee is but a smal beast among the foules, yet is her fruite exceeding sweet. |
| [4]Boast not of thy clothing and raiment, and exalt not thyself in the day of honour: for the works of the Lord are wonderful, and his works among men are hidden. |
[4]Be not proude of thy rayment, & exalt not thy selfe in the day of thy honour: for the workes of the hiest onely are wonderfull: yea glorious, secrete, and vnknowen are his workes. |
| [5]Many kings have sat down upon the ground; and one that was never thought of hath worn the crown. |
[5]Many tyrauntes haue ben fayne to sit downe vpon the earth, and the vnlikely hath worne the crowne. |
| [6]Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced; and the honourable delivered into other men's hands. |
[6]Many mightie men haue ben brought low, & the honorable haue ben deliuered into other mens handes. |
| [7]Blame not before thou hast examined the truth: understand first, and then rebuke. |
[7]Condemne no man before thou haue tryed out the matter: and when thou hast made inquisition, then refourme righteously. |
| [8]Answer not before thou hast heard the cause: neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk. |
[8]Geue no sentence before thou hast hearde the cause: but first let men tel out their tales. |
| [9]Strive not in a matter that concerneth thee not; and sit not in judgment with sinners. |
[9]Stryue not for a matter that toucheth not thy selfe, and stande not in the iudgement of sinners. |
| [10]My son, meddle not with many matters: for if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; and if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, neither shalt thou escape by fleeing. |
[10]My sonne, meddle not with many matters: and if thou gaine much thou shalt not be blamelesse, & if thou folow after it thou shalt not attayne it: and though thou runnest thy way afore, yet shalt thou not escape. |
| [11]There is one that laboureth, and taketh pains, and maketh haste, and is so much the more behind. |
[11]There is some man that laboureth and taketh payne, and the more he weerieth him selfe, the lesse he hath. |
| [12]Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, wanting ability, and full of poverty; yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, and set him up from his low estate, |
[12]Againe, some man is slouthfull, hath neede of helpe, wanteth strength, and hath great pouertie: |
| [13]And lifted up his head from misery; so that many that saw from him is peace over all the |
[13]And gods eye loketh vpon him to good, setteth him vp from his lowe state, and lifteth vp his head: so that many men maruel at hym, and geue honour vnto God. |
| [14]Prosperity and adversity, life and death, poverty and riches, come of the Lord. |
[14]Prosperitie and aduersitie, lyfe and death, pouertie and richesse, come all of the Lorde. |
| [15]Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of the law, are of the Lord: love, and the way of good works, are from him. |
[15]Wysedome, nurture, and knowledge of the lawe are with God, loue and the wayes of good are with him. |
| [16]Error and darkness had their beginning together with sinners: and evil shall wax old with them that glory therein. |
[16]Errour and darkenesse are made for sinners, and they that exalt them selues in euyll, waxe olde in euyll. |
| [17]The gift of the Lord remaineth with the ungodly, and his favour bringeth prosperity for ever. |
[17]The gift of God remayneth for the righteous: and his good will shall geue prosperitie for euer. |
| [18]There is that waxeth rich by his wariness and pinching, and this his the portion of his reward: |
[18]Some man is riche by his care and nigardship, and that is the portion of his rewarde: |
| [19]Whereas he saith, I have found rest, and now will eat continually of my goods; and yet he knoweth not what time shall come upon him, and that he must leave those things to others, and die. |
[19]In that he sayth, Now haue I gotten rest, and nowe will I eate and drinke of my goodes my selfe alone: and yet he considereth not that the time draweth nye, and death approcheth, that he must leaue all these thinges vnto other men, and dye him selfe. |
| [20]Be stedfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and wax old in thy work. |
[20]Stand thou fast in thy couenaunt, and exercise thy selfe therin, and remayne in the worke vnto thy age. |
| [21]Marvel not at the works of sinners; but trust in the Lord, and abide in thy labour: for it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord on the sudden to make a poor man rich. |
[21]Maruell not at the workes of sinners, but put thy trust in God and byde in thy labour: for it is but an easie thing in the sight of God to make a poore man riche, and that sodenly. |
| [22]The blessing of the Lord is in the reward of the godly, and suddenly he maketh his blessing flourish. |
[22]The blessing of God hasteth to the rewarde of the righteous, and maketh his fruites soone to florishe and prosper. |
| [23]Say not, What profit is there of my service? and what good things shall I have hereafter? |
[23]Say not, what helpeth it me? and what good thing shall I haue hereafter? |
| [24]Again, say not, I have enough, and possess many things, and what evil shall I have hereafter? |
[24]Againe, say not, I haue enough, how can I want? |
| [25]In the day of prosperity there is a forgetfulness of affliction: and in the day of affliction there is no more remembrance of prosperity. |
[25]When thou art in welfare, forget not aduersitie: and when it goeth not well with thee, haue a good hope that it shalbe better: |
| [26]For it is an easy thing unto the Lord in the day of death to reward a man according to his ways. |
[26]For it is but a small thing vnto God in the day of death to rewarde euery man according to his wayes. |
| [27]The affliction of an hour maketh a man forget pleasure: and in his end his deeds shall be discovered. |
[27]The aduersitie of an houre maketh one to forget al pleasure: & when a man dieth, his workes are discouered. |
| [28]Judge none blessed before his death: for a man shall be known in his children. |
[28]Iudge no man blessed before his death: for a man shalbe knowen in his children. |
| [29]Bring not every man into thine house: for the deceitful man hath many trains. |
[29]Bring not euery man into thyne house: for the disceytfull layeth wayte diuersly, & are like stomackes that belche filthyly. |
| [30]Like as a partridge taken [and kept] in a cage, so is the heart of the proud; and like as a spy, watcheth he for thy fall: |
[30]Like as a partrych in a maunde, so is the heart of the proude: and like as a spie that loketh vpon the fall of his neyghbour. |
| [31]For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into evil, and in things worthy praise will lay blame upon thee. |
[31]For he turneth good vnto euyll, and slaundreth the chosen. |
| [32]Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled: and a sinful man layeth wait for blood. |
[32]Of one sparke is made a great fire, and of one disceytfull man is blood increased: and an vngodly man layeth wayte for blood. |
| [33]Take heed of a mischievous man, for he worketh wickedness; lest he bring upon thee a perpetual blot. |
[33]Beware of the disceytfull, for he imagineth wicked thinges, to bring thee into a perpetuall shame. |
| [34]Receive a stranger into thine house, and he will disturb thee, and turn thee out of thine own. |
[34]If thou takest an aliaunt vnto thee, he shall destroy thee in vnquietnesse, and dryue thee from thyne owne wayes. |