Wyse women vpholde theyr
house, but a folysh wyfe plucketh
it downe. He þt; walketh
in the ryght path of the
Lorde feareth him: but he þt;
turneth him selfe awaye fr&obar;
his wayes, dispyseth hym.
In the mouth of the foolysh is the rodd of
pryde, but the lyppes of the wyse wyll preserue
them. Where no ox&ebar; are, there þe; crybbe
is emptye: but where the ox&ebar; laboure there
is moche frute. A faythfull wytnesse
wyll not dissemble, but a false recorde wyll
make a lye. A scornefull body seketh wysdome,
and fyndeth it not: but note knowledge
is easy to come by, vnto hym that wyll vnderstande.
Se that thou medle not with
a foole, in wh&obar; thou perceauest to be no knowledge.
The wysdome of hym that hath
vnderst&abar;ding is, to take hede vnto his waye
but the folyshnesse of the vnwyse disceaueth.
Foles make but a sporte of synne, but
there is fauorable loue am&obar;ge the ryghteous.
The herte feleth hys owne lyues bytternesse:
nether shall stra&ubar;ger be partaker of his
ioye. The house of the vngodly shalbe ouerthrowne,
but the tabernacle of the ryghteous
shall floryshe. note
B There is &rhand; awaye
which some men thynke to be ryght, but the
ende therof leadeth vnto death. &rhand; The
herte is sorowefull euen in laughter, and
the ende of myrth is heuynes. A backslydynge
hert shalbe fylled &wt; his awne wayes,
but a good m&abar; shall lyue of his frutes. An
ignora&ubar;t body beleueth all thinges: but who
so hath vnderst&abar;dinge, loketh well to his goinges.
(A disceatfull sonne shall haue no good, but a discrete
serua&ubar;t shall do fullwell, ∧ hys waye shall prospere.)
A wyse man feareth, and departeth fr&obar; euell,
but a furiouse foole goeth on pres&ubar;pteously:
C An vnpacyent man dealeth folyshly: but
he that is well aduysed, is hated of the fole.
The ignoraunt haue folyshnes in possessyon,
but the wyse are crowned with knowledge.
The euell shall bowe them selues
before the good, and þe; vngodly shall wayte
at the dores of the ryghteous. The poore
is hated euen of hys awne neyghboures, but
the ryche hath many frendes. Whoso despyseth
his neyghbour doth a misse: but note blessed
is he þe; hath pytie of þe; poore. (He that putteth
hys trust in the Lorde, loueth to be mercyfull.) Without
doute they erre that ymagyne wyckednes,
but they that muse vpon good thynges,
vnto soche shall happen mercy and faythfulnesse
In euery laboure there is some profecte.
But only lippe laboure, bringeth forth
penurye. &rhand; Ryches are as a crowne vnto
the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is
very folyshnesse. A faythfull witnesse delyuereth
soules, but a disceytfull wytnesse
bryngeth forth lyes. The feare of þe; Lorde
is a stronge holde, and hys chyldren are vnder
a sure defence.
D The feare of the Lorde
is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of
death. The increase and prosperite of the
comens is the kynges honoure, but the decaye
of the people is the confusyon of the
Prynce. He that is pacient, hath muche
vnderstandyng: but he that is soone displeased,
prouoketh folyshnesse. A mery herte is
the lyfe of the body, but rancoure consumeth
awaye the bones. noteHe that doth a poore
m&abar; wr&obar;g, blasphemeth his maker: but whoso
hath pytie of the poore, doth honoure vnto
God. The vngodly is cast awaye
for hys iniquitye, but the ryghteous hath a
good hope euen in death. Wysdome resteth
in the herte of hym that hath vnderstandyng
and it shalbe knowen amonge them that are
vnlerned. noteRyghteousnesse setteth vp the
people, but the sacrifyce of the hethen is synfull.
A discrete seruaunt is a pleasure vnto
the kynge, but one that is not honest prouoketh
hym vnto wrath.
Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
