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[1]The children of wisdome are a congregation of the ryghteous, and their ofspryng is obedience and loue.
[2]Heare your fathers iudgement (O my deare children) and do therafter, that ye may be safe.
[3]For the Lorde wyll haue the father honored of the children: and loke what a mother commaundeth her children to do, he wyll haue it kept.
[4]Who so honoureth his father, his sinnes shalbe forgeuen hym: and he shall abstayne from them, and shall haue his dayly desires.
[5]And he that honoureth his mother, is like one that gathereth treasure together.
[6]Who so honoureth his father, shall haue ioy of his owne children: & when he maketh his prayer, he shalbe heard.
[7]He that honoureth his father, shall haue a long lyfe: and he that is obedient vnto the Lorde, shall comfort his mother.
[8]He that feareth the Lorde, honoureth his father and mother, and doth them seruice as it were vnto lordes.
[9]Honour thy father and mother, in deede, in worde, and in all patience, that thou mayest haue Gods blessyng: and his blessyng shall abide with thee at the last.
[10]The blessyng of the father stablisheth the houses of the children: but the mothers curse rooteth out the foundations.
[11]Reioyce not when thy father is reproued: for it is not honour vnto thee, but a shame.
[12]For the worshyp of a mans father, is his owne worshyp: & the reproche of the mother, is the dishonestie of the sonne.
[13]My sonne, make much of thy father in his age, and greeue hym not as long as he lyueth.
[14]And yf his vnderstandyng fayle, haue patience with hym, and dispise hym not in thy strength.
[15]For the good deede that thou shewest vnto thy father, shall not be forgotten: and when thou thy selfe wantest, it shalbe rewarded thee: and for thy mothers offence thou shalt be recompensed with good, yea it shalbe founded for thee in ryghteousnesse.
[16]And in the day of trouble thou shalt be remembred: thy sinnes also shall melt away, lyke as the yse in the fayre warme weather.
[17]He that forsaketh his father, shal come to shame: and he that defieth his mother, is cursed of God.
[18]My sonne, perfourme thy workes with louyng meekenesse, so shalt thou be loued aboue other men.
[19]The greater thou art, the more humble thy selfe in all thynges, and thou shalt fynde fauour in the sight of God.
[20]Many are excellent and of renowme: but the secretes are reuealed vnto the meeke.
[21]For great power belongeth only vnto God, and he is honoured of the lowly.
[22]Seke not out the thynges that are aboue thy capacitie, and searche not the grounde of such thynges as are to mightie for thee:
[23]But loke what God hath commaunded thee, thynke vpon that alway, & be not curious in many of his workes: For it is not needefull for thee to see with thyne eyes the thynges that are secrete.
[24]Make not to much searche in superfluous thynges, and be not curious in many of his workes: for many thynges are shewed vnto thee alredy which be aboue the capacitie of men.
[25]The medlyng with such, hath beguiled many a man, and tangled their wittes in vanitie.
[26]Thou canst not see without eyes, therfore professe not the thyng that thou hast not.
[27]An harde heart shall feare euyll at the last: and he that loueth daunger, shall perishe therin.
[28]An heart that goeth two wayes shall not prosper: and he that is frowarde of heart, wyll euer be worse and worse.
[29]An obstinate heart shalbe laden with sorowes, and the vngodly sinner wyll heape one sinne vpon another.
[30]The counsayle of the proude hath no health, & his footsteppes shalbe plucked vp: for the plant of sinne hath taken roote in hym.
[31]The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, shall perceaue hye thynges: and a good eare wyll gladly hearken vnto wisdome.
[32]An heart that is wise and hath vnderstandyng, wyll abstayne from sinnes, and increase in the workes of ryghteousnesse.
[33]Water quencheth burnyng fire, and mercie reconcileth sinnes.
[34]God hath respect vnto hym that is thankfull: he thinketh vpon him against the tyme to come, so that whe he falleth he shall fynde a strong holde.
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