A    ^noteBlissed is the man, that hath not fallen with þe; worde of his mouth, and is not pricked with the conscience of synne. Happie is he that hath had no heuynes in his mynde, and is not fallen from his hope. It becommeth not a cuvetous man and a nygarde, to be ryche: and what shulde a nygarde do with golde? He that with all his carefulnes heapeth together vnrighteously, gathereth for other folkes, and another m&abar; shal make good chere with his goodes. He þt; is wicked vnto him self, how shulde he be good vnto other m&ebar;? How can soch one haue eny pleasure of his goodes? There is no thinge worse, then whan one disfauoureth himself, ∧ this is a rewarde of his wickednes. Yf he do eny good, he doth it not knowinge therof, and agaynst his will, and at the last he declareth his vngraciousnes. A nygarde hath a wicked eye, he turneth awaye his face, and despyseth his owne soule. ^noteA couetous mans eye hath neuer ynough in the porcion of wickednes, vntyll the tyme that he wither awaye, and haue lost his owne soule.

B   A wicked eye spareth bred, ∧ there is scarcenesse vp&obar; his table. My sonne, do good to þi; self of þt; thou hast, ∧ geue þe; LORDE his due offeringes. Remembre þt; death tarieth not, ∧ how þt; the couenaunt of the graue is shewed vnto the: (for the couenaunt of this worlde shal dye the death.) ^noteDo good vnto þi; frende before thou dye, and acordinge to thy abylite reach out thine hande, and geue vnto þe; poore. Be not dispoynted of þe; good daye, ∧ let not þe; porcion of þe; good daie ouerpas the. Shalt thou not leaue thy trauayles and labours vnto other men? In the deuydinge of the heretage geue and take, and sanctifie thy soule. Worke thou righteousnes before thy death, for in þe; hell there is no meate to fynde. ^noteAll flesh shal fade awaye like grasse, ∧ like a florishinge leaf in a grene tre. Some growe, some are cast downe: euen so is þe; generacion of flesh and bloude: one commeth to an ende, another is borne.

C   All transitory thinges shall fayle at the last, and the worker therof shal go withall. Euery chosen worke shall be iustified, and he þt; medleth withall, shal haue honoure therin. Blessed is the man þt; kepeth him in wy&esset;dome, and exercyseth himself in vnderstandinge, ∧ with discrecion shal he thinke vpon the fore knowlege of God. Which considereth þe; wayes of wy&esset;dome in his hert, hath vnderstandinge in hir secretes, goeth after her (as one that seketh hir out) ∧ contynueth in hir wayes. He loketh in at hir windowes, ∧ herkeneth at hir dores: He taketh his rest besyde hir house, ∧ festeneth his stake in hir walles: He shall pitch his tent nye vnto hir hande, and in his tent shal good thinges rest for euermore: He shal sett his children vnder hir coueringe, ∧ shal dwell vnder hir braunches. Vnder hir coueringe shal he be defended from the heate, and in hir glory shall he rest.

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