A   A labourynge man that is geuen vnto dronckennes, shall not be riche: and he that maketh not moch of small thynges, shal fall by litle and litle. ^noteWyne and women make wyse men r&ebar;nagates, and put men of vnderst&abar;dinge to reprofe: and he that accompanieth aduouterers shal become a wicked man. Mothes and wormes shall haue him to heretage, yee he shall be sett vp to a greater example, and his soule shalbe roted out of the nombre. ^noteHe that is haistie to geue credence, is light mynded, and doth agaynst himself. Who so reioyseth in wickednes, shalbe punished: he that hateth to be refourmed, his life shalbe shortened: and he that abhorreth bablinge of wordes, quencheth wickednes. (He that offendeth agaynst his owne soule, shal repent it: and he that reioyseth in wickednes, shalbe punyshed.)

B   Rehearse not a wicked and churlish worde twyse, and thou shalt not be hyndered. Shew thy secretes nether to frende ner foo, ∧ yf thou hast offended, tell it not out. For he shal herken vnto the and marck the: and whan he fyndeth oportunyte, he shall hate the. ^noteYf thou hast herde a worde agaynst þi; neghboure, lett it be deed within the: and be sure, thou shalt haue no harme therby. A foole trauaileth with a worde, like as a woman that is payned with bearinge of childe. Like as an arowe shott in a dogges thye, so is a worde in a fooles hert. ^noteTell thy frende his faute, lest he be ignoraunt, and saye: I haue not done it, or yf he haue done it, that he do it nomore. Reproue thy neghboure, that he kepe his tonge: and yf he haue spok&ebar;, that he saye it nomore.

C   Tell thy neghboure his faute, for oft tymes an offence is made, and geue not cred&ebar;ce to euery worde. A man falleth somtyme with his tonge, but not with his will. ^noteFor what is he, þt; hath not offended in his tonge? Geue thy neghboure warnynge, before thou threaten him, and geue place vnto the lawe of the LORDE. The feare of God is all wy&esset;dome, ∧ he that is a right wyse man kepeth the lawe. As for the doctrine of wickednes, it is no wy&esset;dome, and the prudence of synners is no good vnderstondinge: it is but wickednesse and abhominacion ∧ a blasphemynge of wy&esset;dome. A symple man of small vnderstandinge that feareth God, is better then one that hath moch wy&esset;dome, and transgresseth the lawe of the Hyest.

D   A craftye sotell man can be wyse, but he is vnrighteous, and with giftes he wraysteth the open and manyfest lawe. A wicked man can behaue himself humbly, and can douke with his heade, and yet is he but a disceauer within. ^noteHe hydeth his face, and disguyseth it: ∧ because he shulde not be knowne, he preuenteth the.

And though he be so weake that he can do the no harme, yet whan he maye fynde oportunyte, he shall do some euell. A man maye be knowne by his face, and one that hath vnderstondinge, maye be perceaued by the loke of his countenaunce. ^noteA mans garment, laughter ∧ goynge, declare what he is.

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