T. Matthew [1549], The Byble, that is to say all the holy Scripture: In whych are c&obar;tayned the Olde and New Testamente, truely ∧ purely tr&abar;slated into English, ∧ nowe lately with greate industry ∧ dilig&ebar;ce recognised. [Edited by Edmund Becke.] (Imprinted by... Ihon Daye [etc.] and William Seres [etc.], London) [word count] [B05000].
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¶ The .xx. Chapter.
A Wine is a volupteous thynge, ∧
dronckennes causeth sedicion:
who so deliteth therin, shal neuer
be wyse. The kyng oughte
to be feared as the roarynge of
a Lyon, who so prouoketh hym vnto anger,
offendeth agaynst hys owne soule. It is a
mans honour to kepe him selfe from stryfe,
but they that haue pleasure in braulinge, are
fooles euery one. A slouthfull body will not
go to plowe for colde, therefore shall he go a
beggynge in Sommer, and haue nothynge.
Wyse counsayll in the herte of man is lyke a
water in the depe of the earth, but he þt; hathe
vnderst&abar;ding, bringeth it forth. Many there
be that are called good doers, but whereshal
one fynde a true faythful man?
B Who so leadeth
a godly and an innoc&ebar;t lyfe, happy shal
his chyldren be whome he leaueth behynde
hym. A kynge that sitteth in iudgement, and
loketh well aboute hym, dryueth awaye all
euell. noteWho can saye: my herte is cleane, I
am innocent from sinne? To vse two maner
of weyghtes, or twoo maner of measures,
both these are abhominable vnto the Lorde.
A chylde is knowen by hys conuersacion,
whether hys workes be pure ∧ right. As for
the hearing of the eare ∧ the sight of the eye,
the Lord hath made them both.
Delyte not thou in slepe, lest thou come
vnto pouerte: but open thyne eyes, and thou
shalt haue bread ynough.
C It is naught, It is
naught (say men) when they haue it, but wh&ebar;
it is gone, they geue it a good woorde. A
mouth of vnderstanding is more worth then
gold, many precious stones, ∧ costly iewels.
Take his garment that is suerty for a stra&ubar;ger,
∧ take a pledge of him for the vnknow&ebar;
mans sake. Euery man liketh the bread that
is gotten with disceate, but at the laste hys
mouth shalbe filled with grauell.
Thorow counsayl the thynges that men
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deuise go forward: and with discreci&obar; ought
warres to be taken in hande. Medle not
with hym that bewrayeth secretes, and is a
sclaunderer, and disceaueth with hys lippes.
Whoso curseth hys father and mother, hys
lyght shalbe put outin the myddest of darcknesse.
The herytage that commeth to hastely
at the fyrste, shall not be praised at the ende.
D Saye not thou: I wyll recompence euel,
but put thy truste in the Lorde, and he shall
defende the. The Lorde, abhorreth two maner
of weyghtes, and a false balaunce is an
&rhand; euell thinge. The Lorde ordreth euery mans
goinges, for what is he that vnderstandeth
his owne wayes? It is a snare for a man to
to blaspheme that which is holy, and then to
go aboute wyth vowes. A wyse kynge destroyeth
the vngodly, ∧ bringeth the whele ouer
th&ebar;. The lanterne of þe; Lord is the breath
of man, and goeth thorow al the inward partes
of the body. Mercy and faithfulnes preserue
&rhand; the kynge, and wyth louyng kyndnes
his seate is holden vp. The strength of yong
men is their worship, and a gray head, is an
honour vnto the aged. Woundes dryue away
euel, and so do strips the inward partes
of the body.
T. Matthew [1549], The Byble, that is to say all the holy Scripture: In whych are c&obar;tayned the Olde and New Testamente, truely ∧ purely tr&abar;slated into English, ∧ nowe lately with greate industry ∧ dilig&ebar;ce recognised. [Edited by Edmund Becke.] (Imprinted by... Ihon Daye [etc.] and William Seres [etc.], London) [word count] [B05000].
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