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[1]If thou be made a ruler, pride not thy selfe therein, but be thou as one of the people: take diligent care for them, and loke well thereto.
[2]And when thou hast done all thy dutie, sit thee downe, that thou mayst be mery with them, and receaue a crowne of honour.
[3]Speake thou that art the elder, for it becommeth thee, but with sure knowledge: hinder not musicke.
[4]Speake not where there is no audience: and poure not foorth wysdome out of time at an importunitie.
[5]Lyke as the carbuncle stone shineth that is set in golde: so doth a song garnishe the wine feaste.
[6]And as the Smaradge that is set in golde: so is the sweetenes of musicke by the mirth of wine.
[7]Geue eare and be still, and for thy good behauour thou shalt be loued.
[8]Thou young man speake that becommeth thee, and that is profitable, and yet scarse when thou art twyse asked.
[9]Comprehede much with fewe wordes, in many thinges be as one that is ignoraunt: geue eare and holde thy tongue withall.
[10]If thou be among men of high aucthoritie, desire not to compare thy selfe vnto the: and when an elder speaketh, make not thou many wordes therein.
[11]Before the thunder, goeth lightening: and before nurture and shamefastnesse, goeth loue and fauour.
[12]Stand vp betimes, and be not the last: but get thee home soone,
[13]And there take thy pastime, and do what thou wilt: so that thou do no euil, and defie no man.
[14]But for all thinges geue thankes vnto him that hath made thee, and replenished thee with his goodes.
[15]Who so feareth the Lord, wyl receaue his doctrine: and they that get them to him betimes, shall finde grace.
[16]He that seeketh the law, shall be filled withal: as for him that is but fayned, he wyll be offended thereat.
[17]They that feare the Lorde shall finde the iudgement, and their righteousnesse shalbe kindled as a light.
[18]An vngodly man wyll not be refourmed, but can helpe him selfe with the example of other in his purpose.
[19]A man of vnderstanding despiseth no good counsaile: but a wylde and proude body hath no feare, yea euen when he hath dealt rashly with another man: but his owne doinges shalbe his rebuke.
[20]My sonne, do nothing without aduisement: so shall it not repent thee after the deede.
[21]Go not in the way where thou mayst fall, nor where thou mayst stumble against the stone: againe, neither trust thou to the way that is playne.
[22]And beware of thyne owne children, and take heede of them that be of thyne owne householde.
[23]In all thy workes put thy trust in God from thy whole heart: for that is the keeping of the commaundementes.
[24]Who so beleueth gods worde, taketh heede to the commaundementes: and he that putteth his trust in the Lorde, shall want nothing.
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