1{\cf2 Because of pouertie haue many sinned: and he that seeketh to be rich, turneth his eyes aside.} 2{\cf2 As a nayle in the wal sticketh fast betweene the ioynts of the stones, so doeth sinne sticke betweene the selling and the buying.} 3{\cf2 If he holde him not diligently in the feare of the Lord, his house shall soone be ouerthrowen.} 4{\cf2 As when one sifteth, the filthines remaineth in the sieue, so the filth of man remaineth in his thought.} 5{\cf2 The fornace prooueth the potters vessel: so doeth tentation trie mens thoughtes.} 6{\cf2 The fruite declareth if the tree haue bene trimmed: so the worde declareth what man hath in his heart.} 7{\cf2 Praise no man except thou haue heard his talke: for this is the tryall of men.} 8{\cf2 If thou followest righteousnesse, thou shalt get her, and put her on as a fayre garment, and shalt dwell with her, and she shall defende thee for euer: and in the day of knowledge thou shalt finde stedfastnesse.} 9{\cf2 The birdes resort vnto their like: so doth the trueth turne vnto them, that are practised in her.} 10{\cf2 As the lyon waiteth for the beast, so doeth sinne vpon them that doe euill.} 11{\cf2 The talking of him that feareth God, is all wisdome: as for a foole, he changeth as the moone.} 12{\cf2 If thou be among the vndiscreete, obserue the time, but haunt still the assemblie of them that are wise.} 13{\cf2 The talking of fooles is grieuous, and their sport is in the pleasure of sinne.} 14{\cf2 The talke of him that sweareth much, maketh the heare to stande vp: and to striue with such, stoppeth the eares.} 15{\cf2 The strife of the proude is blood shedding, and their scouldings are grieuous to heare.} 16{\cf2 Who so discouereth secrets, loseth his credite, and findeth no friende after his will.} 17{\cf2 Loue thy friend, and be faithfull vnto him: but if thou bewrayest his secrets, thou shalt not get him againe.} 18{\cf2 For as a man destroyeth his enemie, so doest thou destroy the friendship of thy neighbour.} 19{\cf2 As one that letteth a birde goe out of his hande, so if thou giue ouer thy friende, thou canst not get him againe.} 20{\cf2 Followe after him no more, for he is too farre off: he is as a roe escaped out of the snare: for his soule is wounded.} 21{\cf2 As for woundes, they may be bounde vp againe, and an euill worde may be reconciled: but who so bewrayeth the secrets of a friende, hath lost all his credit.} 22{\cf2 He that winketh with the eyes, imagineth euill: and he that knoweth him, wil let him alone.} 23{\cf2 When thou art present, he wil speake sweetly, and praise thy wordes: but at the last he will turne his tale, and slander thy saying.} 24{\cf2 Many things haue I hated, but nothing so euill as such one: for the Lorde also hateth him.} 25{\cf2 Who so casteth a stone on hie, casteth it vpon his owne head: and he that smiteth with guile, maketh a great wound.} 26{\cf2 Who so diggeth a pit, shall fall therein, & he that layeth a stone in his neighbours way, shall stumble thereon, and he that layeth a snare for another, shalbe taken in it himselfe.} 27{\cf2 He that worketh euill, shall be wrapped in euils, and shall not know from whence they come vnto him.} 28{\cf2 Mockerie and reproche follow the proude, and vengeance lurketh for them as a lyon.} 29{\cf2 They that reioyce at the fall of the righteous, shalbe taken in the snare, and anguish shall consume them before they dye.} 30{\cf2 Despite and anger are abominable thinges, and the sinfull man is subiect to them both.}