A   A labouring man that is geu&ebar; vnto dronkennes, shal not be riche: ∧ he þt; maketh not much of small thinges, shal fal by litle ∧ litle. Wyne ∧ wom&ebar; make wise m&ebar; r&ebar;nagates, ∧ put men of vnderst&abar;ding to reprofe: ∧ he that acc&obar;panieth aduouterers shal become a wicked m&abar;.

Mothes and wormes shall haue hym to heretage yea he shal be set vp to a greater ex&abar;ample, and his soule shalbe roted out of the numbre. He that is hastye to geue credence is lighte minded, and doth agaynst him self. Who so reioyseth in wyckednes, shal be punished: he that hateth to be refourmed, his life shalbe shortened: and he that abhorreth bablynge of wordes, quencheth wyckednes. He that offendeth against his owne soule, shall repent it: and he that reioyseth in wickednes, B   shalbe punished.
Rehearse not a wicked and churlishe worde twise and thou shalt not behindered. Shewe thy secretes nether to frende ner foo, and yf thou hast offended, tell it not out. For he shal herken vnto the and marck the, and when he fyndeth oportunyte, he shall hate the. If thou hast herde a worde agaynst thy neyghbour let it be deed within the: ∧ be sure. thou shalt haue no harme thereby. A fole trauayleth with a worde, lyke as a woman that is pained wyth bearynge of chylde. Lyke as an arow shot in a dogges thyghe, so is a worde in a foles herte. ^noteTell thy frende hys faute lest he be ignoraunt, and say: I haue not done it, or if he haue done it, that he do it no more. Reproue thy neyghboure, that he kepe hys tonge: and if he haue spoken, that he saye it nomore.

C   Tell thy neyghboure his faute, for oft tymes an offence is made, and geue not credence to euerye worde. ^noteAnd man falleth somtyme wyth his tonge, but not with hys will For what is he, that hath not offended in his tonge? Geue thy neighbour warning, before thou threaten hym, and geue place vnto the Lorde. The feare of God is all wysdome, ∧ he that is a ryghtwyse man, kepeth the law. As for the doctryne of wyckednesse, it is no wysdome, and the prudence of synners is no good vnderstandynge: it is but wickednes, ∧ abhominaci&obar; ∧ a blaspheminge of wysdome. A symple man of small vnderstandyng that feareth God, D   is better then one that hath much wysdom, ∧ transgresseth the law of the Hyest. A crafty sottell man can be wyse, but he is vnryghteous, and with gyftes be wrasteth the open and manyfest lawe. A wycked man can behaue hym selfe humblye and can douke with his head, and yet is he but a deceiuer wythin. ^noteHe hydeth hys face, and dysguiseth it: and because he shoulde not be knowne he preuenteth the.

And thoughe he be so weake that he can do the no harme, yet wh&abar; he may fynde oportunyte, he shall do some euyll. A man maye be knowe by hys face, and one that hath vnderstanding, may be perceiued by the loke of his countenaunce, ^note A mans garm&ebar;t, laughter, and goynge, declare what he is,

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