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The XIIII. Chapter.
A A wyse wom&abar; vpholdeth hir house, but
a foolish wife plucketh it downe.
Who so feareth the LORDE, walketh
in the right path: ∧ regardeth not him that
abhorreth the wayes of the LORDE. In
the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of
lordshipe, but þe; lippes of þe; wyse wilbe warre
of soch. Where no oxen are, there the crybb
is emptie: but where the oxen laboure, there
is moch frute. A faithfull wytnesse wyl not
dyssemble, but a false recorde wil make a lye.
A scornefull body seketh wy&esset;dome, ∧ fyndeth
it not: but knowlege is easy to come by,
vnto him that wil vnderstonde. Se þt; thou
medle not with a foole, note ∧ do as though thou
haddest no knowlege. The wy&esset;dome of
him that hath vnderstondinge is, to take hede
vnto his waye, but the foolishnesse of the
vnwyse disceaueth. Fooles make but a sporte
of synne, but there is fauourable loue am&obar;ge
the rightuous.
B The herte of him that
hath vnderstondinge wil nether dispare for
eny sorow, ner be to presumptuous for eny sodane
ioye.
noteThe houses of the vngodly shalbe ouerthrowne,
but the tabernacles of þe; righteus
shal florishe. There is a waye, which some
men thinke to be right, but the ende therof ledeth
vnto death. The herte is soroufull euen
in laughter, and the ende of myrth is heuynesse.
An vnfaithfull personne shal be
fylled with his owne wayes, but a good m&abar;
wyl bewarre of soch. An ignora&ubar;t body
beleueth all thinges, but who so hath vnderstondinge,
loketh well to his goinges. A
wyse man, feareth, and departeth from euell,
but a foole goeth on presumptuously. An
vnpacient man handeleth foolishly, but he
that is well aduysed, doth other wayes.
C The ignora&ubar;t haue foolishnes in possessi&obar;,
but the wyse are crowned with knowlege.
The euell shal bowe them selues before þe;
good, and the vngodly shal wayte at the dores
of the rightuous. The poore is hated
euen of his owne neghbours, but the riche
hath many frendes. Who so despyseth his
neghbo&highr;, doth amysse: note but blessed is he that
hath pyte of the poore. They that ymagin
wickednes, shalbe disapoynted: but they
that muse vp&obar; good thinges, vnto soch shal
happen mercy and faithfulnesse. Dilig&ebar;t
labo&highr; bryngeth riches, but where many vayne
wordes are, truly there is scarcenesse.
Riches are an ornament vnto the wyse,
but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.
A faithfull wytnesse delyuereth soules,
but a lyar dysceaueth them. The feare
of the LORDE is a str&obar;ge holde, for vnto his
he wyl be a sure defence.
D The feare of the
LORDE is a well of life, to auoyde the snares
of death. The increase and prosperite of
the comons is the kynges honoure, but the
decaye of the people is the confuci&obar; of the
prynce. Pacience is a token of wi&esset;dome,
but wrath and haistie displeasure is a token
of foolishnesse. A mery herte is the life of
the body, but rancoure consumeth awaye
the bones. noteHe that doth a poore man wr&obar;ge,
blasphemeth his maker: but who so hath
pitie of the poore, doth honoure vnto God.
The vngodly is afrayed of euery parell,
but the rightuous hath a good hope eu&ebar; in
death. Wy&esset;dome resteth in the herte of
him that hath vnderstondinge, and he wyll
teach them that are vnlerned. noteRightuousnes
setteth vp the people, but wyckednesse
bryngeth folke to destruccion. A discrete
seruaunt is a pleasure vnto þe; kynge, but one
þt; is not honest, prouoketh him vnto wrath.
Coverdale [1535], BIBLIA The Bible / that is, the holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully and truly translated out of Douche and Latyn in to Englishe () [word count] [B04000].
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