A   My sonne, defraud not the poore of his almes, and turne not awaye thyne eyes fr&obar; hym that hath nede. Despyse not an hongry soule, and defy not the pore in his necessitye: greue not the herte of hym that is helplesse, and wyth draw not the gyft from the nedeful. Refuse not the praier of one that is in trouble, and turne not awaye thy face from þe; nedy. Cast not thyne eyes aside from the poore, that thou geue him not occasyon to speake euell of the. For if he complayne of the in the bytternes of hys soule, his prayer shall be herde: euen he that made him, shall here him. Be curteous vnto the c&obar;panye of the poore, humble thye soule vnto the elder, ∧ bowe down thy head to a man of worship. Let it not greue the to bowe downe thyne eare vnto the pore, but paye thy det, ∧ geue him a frendli answer, ∧ that &wt; mekenes.

B   Deliuer him that suffereth wr&obar;g from the h&abar;de of the oppressour, ∧ be not faynt harted when thou syttest in iudgment. Be mercifull vnto the fatherles as a father, ∧ be in steade of an housbande vnto their mother: so shalte thou be as an obedient sonne of the Hyest, ∧ he shall loue the more then thy mother doeth Wysdome bretheth lyfe into her chyldr&ebar; receyueth them that seke her, ∧ wyll go before th&ebar; in the way of rightuousnes. He þt; loueth her, loueth life: ∧ they that seke her dilig&ebar;tly, shall haue greate ioye, They that keepe her, shall haue the heretage of lyfe: for where she entreth in, ther is the blessing of God. They that honoure her, shall be the seruauntes of the holye one: and they that loue her, are beloued of God. Who so geueth eare vnto her shall iudge the Heathen: and he that hath respecte vnto her, shall dwell safely.

He that beleueth her, shall haue her in possession, and his generacyon shall endure: for when he falleth, she shal go with him, before all. Feare, drede ∧ t&ebar;ptacyon shall she brynge vpon him, and trye him in her doctryne: tyll she haue so proued hym in hys thoughtes, þt; he commytte his soule vnto her. Then shall she stablish him, brynge the ryght waye vnto hym, make him a glad man, shew him her secretes, ∧ heape vpon hym the treasures of knowledge vnderstanding ∧ rightuousnes. But if he go wronge, she shall forsake hym, ∧ geue hym ouer into the h&abar;des of his enemye.

D   My sonne make much of the tyme, eschue the thing that is euel, ∧ for thy life shame not to say the truth. For ther is a shame that bringeth sinne, and ther is a shame that bringeth worshippe and fauour. Accepte no person after thyne owne wyll, that thou be not confounded to thyne owne decaye. Be not ashamed of thy neyghbour in his aduersitie, ∧ kepe not backe thy co&ubar;sell when it may do good, neither hide thy wisdome in her beuty For in the tonge is wysedome kowne, so is vnderstanding, knowledg and lerning in the talkynge of the wyse, and stedfastnesse in the worckes of ryghtuousnes. In no wise speak agaynst the worde of truthe, but be ashamed of the lies of thine owne ignora&ubar;ce, Shame not to c&obar;fesse thyne errour. and submytte not thy selfe vnto euerye man because of synne. Withstande not the face of the mightie, and stryue not agaynste the streame. But for the trueth stryue thou vnto death, and God shal fyght for the agaynst thine enemies. Be not hastye in thy tonge, nether slack ∧ negligente in thy worckes. Be not as a lyon in thine owne house, destroing thy houshold flolckes and oppressinge them that are vnder the. Let not thin hand be stretched out to receyue, and shut when thou shouldest geue.

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