A    ^noteHe that seketh vengeaunce, shall fynde vengeaunce of the LORD whiche shall surely kepe hym hys synnes. Forgeue thy neyghboure

the hurte that he hath done the, and so shall thy synnes be forgeuen the also, when thou prayest. A man that beareth hatred agaynste another, howe darre he desyre forgeuenesse of God? He that sheweth no mercy to a man whiche is lyke hym selfe, howe darre he aske forgeuenesse of his synnes? If he that is but flesh beareth hatred and kepeth it, who wyll intreate for his synnes? Remember þe; ende, ∧ let enmyte passe, which seketh death and destruccy&obar;, ∧ abid thou in þe; commandementes Remeber the commaundemente, so shalte thou not be rygorous ouer thy neyghbour. B   Thinke vp&obar; the couenaunt of the Hiest, and forgeue thy neyghboures ignoraunce. Beware of strife, ∧ thou shalte make thy sinnes fewer. ^noteFor an angrye m&abar; kindleth variance, and the vngodly disquieteth frends, and putteth discorde amonge them that be at peace. ^noteThe more wodd there is, the more vehement is the fyre: and the mightier that men be, the greater is the wrath: and the longer the strife endureth, the more it burneth.

C   An hastye brawlynge kyndleth a fyre, and an hastye stryfe shedeth bloude. If thou blowe the sparke: it shall burne: If thou spyt vpon it: it shal go forth, ∧ both these go oute of thy mouth. ^noteThe sclanderer, ∧ double tonged is cursed, for manye one that be frendes setteth he at varyaunce. The thyrde tonge hath disquieted manye one and dryuen them from one lande to another. Stronge cityes hath it broken downe, and ouerthrowne the houses of greate men. The thyrde t&obar;ge hath cast out manye an honest woman, and robbed them of their laboures. Who so herkeneth vnto such, shall neuer fynd rest, ∧ neuer dwell safely. The stroke of the rodd maketh aedders, but the stroke of the tonge smiteth the bones in sunder. Ther be many that haue peryshed wyth the swerd but many mo thorow the tong.

D   Welis him þt; is kepte fr&obar; an euel tonges ∧ c&obar;meth not in the anger thereof, whyche draweth not the yock of such, ∧ is not bo&ubar;de in the bandes of it. For the yock therof is of yron, and the band of it of stele. The death therof is a very euell death: hell were better for one, then such a tonge. But the fyre of it maye not oppresse them that feare God, and the flame therof maye not burne them. Such as forsake the Lorde, shall fall therin: and it shall burne them, and no m&abar; shall be able to quench it. It shall fall vpon them as a Lyon. and deuoure th&ebar; as a leopard. Thou hedgest thy goodes with thornes: why dost thou not rather make dores ∧ barres for thy mouthe? Thou weyest thy gold and siluer: why doest thou not weie thy wordes also vpon the ballaunce? Beware, that thou slyde not in thy tonge, and so fall before thine enemies, þt; lay wayte for the.

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