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| [1]O Lord, Father and Governor of all my whole life, leave me not to their counsels, and let me not fall by them. |
[1]O Lorde, father and gouernour of my lyfe, leaue me not in their imagination and counsell: Oh let me not fall in such reproofe. |
| [2]Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over mine heart? that they spare me not for mine ignorances, and it pass not by my sins: |
[2]Who wyll keepe my thought with the scourge, and the doctrine of wysdome in myne heart? that he spare not myne ignoraunce, that I fall not with them: |
| [3]Lest mine ignorances increase, and my sins abound to my destruction, and I fall before mine adversaries, and mine enemy rejoice over me, whose hope is far from thy mercy. |
[3]Lest myne ignoraunces increase, that myne offences be not many in number, and that my sinnes exceede not: lest I fall before myne enemies, and so my aduersarie reioyce, whose hope is farre fro thy mercie. |
| [4]O Lord, Father and God of my life, give me not a proud look, but turn away from thy servants always a haughty mind. |
[4]O Lorde thou father and God of my lyfe, leaue me not in their imagination: O let me not haue a proude looke, but turne away all voluptuousnesse fro me. |
| [5]Turn away from me vain hopes and concupiscence, and thou shalt hold him up that is desirous always to serve thee. |
[5]Take from me the lustes of the body, let not the desires of vnclennesse take holde vpon me, |
| [6]Let not the greediness of the belly nor lust of the flesh take hold of me; and give not over me thy servant into an impudent mind. |
[6]And geue me not ouer into an vnshamefast and obstinate minde. |
| [7]Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keepeth it shall never be taken in his lips. |
[7]Heare me O ye children, I wyll geue you a doctrine how ye shall order your mouth: whoso kepeth it shal not perishe through his lippes, nor be hurt through wicked workes. |
| [8]The sinner shall be left in his foolishness: both the evil speaker and the proud shall fall thereby. |
[8]As for the sinner, he shalbe taken in his owne vanitie: he that is proude and cursed, shall fall therein. |
| [9]Accustom not thy mouth to swearing; neither use thyself to the naming of the Holy One. |
[9]Let not thy mouth be accustomed with swearing, for in it there are many fals: let not the naming of God be continually in thy mouth, and meddle not with the names of sainctes, for thou shalt not be excused of them. |
| [10]For as a servant that is continually beaten shall not be without a blue mark: so he that sweareth and nameth God continually shall not be faultless. |
[10]For lyke as a seruaunt which is oft punished, can not be without some sore: euen so whatsoeuer he be that sweareth and nameth God, shall not be cleane purged from sinne. |
| [11]A man that useth much swearing shall be filled with iniquity, and the plague shall never depart from his house: if he shall offend, his sin shall be upon him: and if he acknowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence: and if he swear in vain, he shall not be innocent, but his house shall be full of calamities. |
[11]A man that vseth much swearing shal be filled with wickednesse, & the plague shall neuer go from his house: if he beguile his brother, his fault shalbe vpon him, if he knowledge not his sinne, he maketh a double offence, & if he sweare in vaine, he shall not be founde righteous: for his house shalbe full of plagues. |
| [12]There is a word that is clothed about with death: God grant that it be not found in the heritage of Jacob; for all such things shall be far from the godly, and they shall not wallow in their sins. |
[12]The wordes of the swearer bringeth death, God graunt that it be not founde in the house of Iacob: but they that feare God eschue all such, and lye not weltering in sinne. |
| [13]Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing, for therein is the word of sin. |
[13]Use not thy mouth to vnhonest & filthy talking, for in it is the word of sinne. |
| [14]Remember thy father and thy mother, when thou sittest among great men. Be not forgetful before them, and so thou by thy custom become a fool, and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse they day of thy nativity. |
[14]Remember thy father and thy mother when thou art set among great men: lest God forget thee in their sight, and lest thou doting in thy custome, suffer rebuke, and wishe not to haue ben borne, and so curse the day of thy natiuitie. |
| [15]The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words will never be reformed all the days of his life. |
[15]The man that is accustomed with the wordes of blasphemie, will neuer be refourmed all the dayes of his lyfe. |
| [16]Two sorts of men multiply sin, and the third will bring wrath: a hot mind is as a burning fire, it will never be quenched till it be consumed: a fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he hath kindled a fire. |
[16]To sinne twise is to much, but the third bringeth wrath and destruction: An hot stomacke can not be quenched (euen like a burning fire) til it haue swalowed vp some thing: euen so an vnchaste man hath no rest in his fleshe, till he haue kindled a fire. |
| [17]All bread is sweet to a whoremonger, he will not leave off till he die. |
[17]All bread is sweete to an whoremonger, he will not leaue of till he dye. |
| [18]A man that breaketh wedlock, saying thus in his heart, Who seeth me? I am compassed about with darkness, the walls cover me, and no body seeth me; what need I to fear? the most High will not remember my sins: |
[18]A man that breaketh wedlocke, and regardeth not his soule, but sayth, Tushe who seeth me? I am compassed about with darkenesse, the walles couer me, no body seeth me, whom neede I to feare? the hyghest will not remember my sinnes: |
| [19]Such a man only feareth the eyes of men, and knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun, beholding all the ways of men, and considering the most secret parts. |
[19]He vnderstandeth not that his eyes see all thinges, for all such feare of men dryueth away the feare of God from hym: for he feareth onely the eyes of men, and considereth not that the eyes of the Lord are clearer then the sunne, beholding all the wayes of men, & the ground of the deepe, and loking euen to mens heartes in secrete places. |
| [20]He knew all things ere ever they were created; so also after they were perfected he looked upon them all. |
[20]The Lorde God knewe all thinges or euer they were made, and after they be brought to passe also he loketh vpon them all. |
| [21]This man shall be punished in the streets of the city, and where he suspecteth not he shall be taken. |
[21]The same man shalbe openly punished in the streetes of the citie, & shalbe chased abrode lyke a young horse foale: and when he thinketh least vpon it, he shalbe taken. |
| [22]Thus shall it go also with the wife that leaveth her husband, and bringeth in an heir by another. |
[22]Thus shall he be put to shame of euery man, because he woulde not vnderstand the feare of the Lorde: And thus shal it go also with euery wyfe that leaueth her husbande, and getteth inheritaunce by a straunge mariage. |
| [23]For first, she hath disobeyed the law of the most High; and secondly, she hath trespassed against her own husband; and thirdly, she hath played the whore in adultery, and brought children by another man. |
[23]First, she hath ben vnfaythful vnto the lawe of the hyghest: secondly, she hath forsaken her owne husbande: thyrdly, she hath played the whore in adultrie, & gotten her children by an other man. |
| [24]She shall be brought out into the congregation, and inquisition shall be made of her children. |
[24]She shalbe brought out of the congregation, and her children shalke loked vpon. |
| [25]Her children shall not take root, and her branches shall bring forth no fruit. |
[25]Her children shal not take roote: and as for fruite her braunches shall bring foorth none. |
| [26]She shall leave her memory to be cursed, and her reproach shall not be blotted out. |
[26]A shamefull report shall she leaue behinde her, and her dishonour shall not be put out. |
| [27]And they that remain shall know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, and that there is nothing sweeter than to take heed unto the commandments of the Lord. |
[27]And they that remayne, shall knowe that there is nothing better then the feare of God, and that there is nothing sweeter then to take heed vnto the commaundementes of the Lorde. |
| [28]It is great glory to follow the Lord, and to be received of him is long life. |
[28]A great worship is it to folow the Lord: for long lyfe shalbe receaued of hym. |