A    ^noteSome man reproueth his neighboure oft tymes, but not in due season: Agayne, some man holdeth his tonge, and he is wyse and dyscrete. It is much better to geue warnynge and to reproue, then to beare euel wyl: for he that knowledgeth hym self op&ebar;ly, shalbe preserued fr&obar; hurt ∧ destrucci&obar;. Like as wh&ebar; a gelded m&abar; thorowe desyre ∧ lust defyleth a mayden, euen so is it &wt; him that vseth violence and vnryghtuousnes in the lawe: O how good a thynge is it, a man that is reproued, to shewe openly hys repentaunce: for so shalt thou escape wylful syn,

B   Some man kepeth silence, and is founde wyse: but he that is not ashamed what he sayeth, is hatefull. Some man holdeth hys tonge, because he hath not the vnderstanding of the languag: and some man kepeth silence waytynge a conuenient tyme. A wyse man wyll holde hys tonge tyll he se oportunitie, ^note but a w&abar;ton ∧ vndiscret body shal regard no tyme, he that vseth many wordes, shal hurte his owne soule: ∧ he that taketh authoritie vppon him vnryghtuousli, shalbe hated. Some m&abar; hath oft tymes prosperite in wicked thinges: Againe, some man getteth much, and hath harme ∧ losse. There is gift that is nothing worth: Againe ther is some gift, whose rewarde is double. Some man getteh a fall for beyng to proude ∧ some c&obar;meth to worship fr&obar; loue estate. Some man bieth much for a litle price ∧ must pay for it seuen folde.

C    ^noteA wyse man wyth hys wordes maketh him self to be loued, but the fauours of foles shalbe poured oute. The gift of the vnwyse shall do the no good, for hys eyes are seuen folde. He shall geue lytle, and saye he gaue much: he openeth his mouth and cryeth oute, as it were one that crieth out wyne. ^noteTo day he lendeth, to morow he asketh it agayne, and such a man is to be hated. The foole sayeth: I haue no frende, I haue no thanke for all my good deedes: yea euen they that eate my bred, speake no good of me. O howe oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorne? He taketh a more perlous fal by such words then if he fell vpon the grounde: euen so shal the falles of wicked men come hastely. In þe; mouth of hym that is vntaughte, are manye vnconuenyent and vnmete wordes. A wyse sentence shall not be alowed at the mouth of the fole, for he speaketh it not in due season.

D   Some man synneth not, because he hath not wherwith all, and in hys reast he shalbe stynged. Some man there is that destroieth hys owne soule wyth shame, and for an vnwyse bodies sake destroyeth he it, and with acceptynge of persones shall he vndoo hym selfe. Some m&abar; promiseth hys frende a gyft for very schame, ∧ getteth an enemy of hym for naught. A lye is a wicked shame in a m&abar;: yet shal it be euer in þe; mouth of the vnwise. A thefe is better, then a man that is accustomed to lye: but they bothe shall haue destruccyon

to heretage. The condicyons of lyers are vnhonest, and their shame is euer &wt; th&ebar;.

D    ^noteA wyse man shal brynge hym selfe to honoure with his wordes, and he that hath vnderstandynge shall be set by amonge greate men. He that tilleth hys lande, shall encrease hys heape of corne: ^note he that worketh ryghtuousnes, shalbe exalted, and he that pleaseth great men, shall escape muche euell. Rewardes and gyftes blynde the eyes of the wyse, and make him domme that he cannot tell m&ebar; their faultes Wysdom that is hyd, and treasure that is hoorded vp, what profytte is in them both? Better is he that kepeth hys ignoraunce secrete, then a man that hydeth hys wysdome.

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