A   A wyse sonne wyll receaue his fathers warnynge, but he þt; is scornefull, wyll not heare when he is reproued. A good m&abar; shal enioye the frute of his mouth, but he that hath a frowarde mynde, shalbe spoyled. He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his life: but who so speaketh vnaduysed, fyndeth harme. The slogarde wolde fayne haue, and can not get his desyre: but the soule of the diligent shal haue plenty. A righteous man abhorreth lyes, but the vngodly shameth both other and himself. Righteousnesse kepeth the innoc&ebar;t in the waye, but vngodlynesse shal ouerthrowe the synner.

^noteSome men are riche, though they haue nothinge: agayne, some m&ebar; are poore hauynge greate riches. With goodes euery man delyuereth his life, and the poore wyl not be reproued. The light of the righteous maketh ioyfull, ^note but the candle of the vngodly shal be put out. B   Amonge the proude there is euer strife, but amonge those that do all thinges with aduysement, there is wy&esset;dome. Hastely gott&ebar; goodes are soone spent, but they that be gathered together with the hande, shal increase. Longe tarienge for a thinge that is dyfferred, greueth þe; herte: but when the desyre commeth, it is a tre of life. Who so despyseth the worde, destroyeth himself: but he that feareth the c&obar;maundement, shal haue peace. The lawe is a wel of life vnto the wyse, that it maye kepe him from the snares of death. Good vnderstondinge geueth fauoure, but harde is the waye of the despysers. A wyse man doth all thinges with discrecion, but a foole wil declare his foly. An vngodly messa&ubar;ger bryngeth myschefe, but a faithfull embassitoure is wholsome. C   He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouerte and shame: but who so receaueth correccion, shal come to honoure. When a desyre is brought to passe, it delyteth the soule: ^note but fooles abhorre him that

eschueth euell. He that goeth in the company of wyse men, shal be wyse: but who so is a c&obar;pany&obar; of fooles, shal be hurte. Myschefe foloweth vpon synners, but the rightuous shal haue a good rewarde. Which their childers childr&ebar; shal haue in possessi&obar;, for the riches of the synner is layed vp for þe; iust. ^noteThere is plenteousnesse of fode in the feldes of the poore, ∧ shalbe increased out of measure. ^noteHe that spareth the rodde, hateth his sonne: but who so loueth him, holdeth him euer in nurtoure. The rightuous eateth, and is satisfied, but þe; bely of the vngodly hath neuer ynough.

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