A   The wysdome of hym that is brought lowe, shall lyft vp his head and shall make him to sytt amonge greate m&ebar;. Commende not thou a man in his bewtye, nether despise a man in his utter apperaunce. The Bee is but a smal beast amonge the foules, yet is her frute exceading swete. Be not proude of thy raym&ebar;t, ^note ∧ exalte not thy selfe in the daye of thy honour: for the worckes of the Hyest onely are wonderfull: yee gloryous, secrete ∧ vnknowne are his workes. Many trya&ubar;tes haue bene fayne to sitt downe vpon the earth, ^note and the unlickly hath worne þe; a crowne. Many mighty men haue bene brought lowe, and the honorable haue bene delyuered into other m&ebar;s h&abar;des. ^noteCond&ebar;ne no m&abar;, before þu; haue tried out þe; matter: and wh&ebar; thou hast made inquisici&obar;, then refourme ryghteously. ^noteGeue no sentence, before þu; hast herde the cause, but fyrst let men tell out theyr tales.

B   Stryue not for a matter that toucheth not thy selfe, and stande not in þe; iudgement of sinners. My sonne, medle not with many matters: ^note ∧ yf thou wilt be rych; thou shalt not get it: ∧ though thou ronnest thy waye afore, yet shalt thou not escape. ^noteThere is some man that laboureth, and the more he weeryeth him selfe, the lesse he hath. Agayne, some m&abar; is slouthfull, hath nede of helpe: wanteth strength, and hath greate pouerte, and Gods eye loketh vpon him to good, setteth him vp from his lowe state, ^note ∧ lifteth vp his head: so þt; many m&ebar; maruell at hym, and geue honoure vnto God.

C    ^noteProsperite and aduersite, life and death, pouerte and rychesse come all of the Lorde. Wysdome, nurtoure and knowledge of the lawe, are with God: loue and the wayes of good are with him. Erroure and darckenes are made for synners (and they that exalte th&ebar;selues in euell, waxe olde in euell.) The gyft of God remayneth for the ryghteous, and his good wyll shall geue prosperite for euer. Some man is rych by lyuinge nygardly, and that is the porcion of hys rewarde, in that he sayeth: ^note now haue I gott&ebar; rest, ∧ now wyll I eate and drynke of my goodes my selfe alone. And yet he consydreth not, þt; the time draweth nye (∧ death approcheth) þt; he must leaue all these thinges vnto other men, and dye him selfe. Stande thou fast in thy couena&ubar;t, and excercise thy selfe therin, and remayne in þe; worcke vnto thy age. C&obar;tinue not in the worckes of Sinners, but put thy trust in God, ∧ byde in thyne estate: for it is but an easy thinge in the syght of God, to make a poore man riche, and that sod&ebar;ly. D    The blessynge of God hasteth to the rewarde of the righteous, and maketh hys frutes soone to florish ∧ prospere. Saye not: what helpeth it me? ∧ what shall I haue þe; whyle? Againe, saie not: I haue ynough, how can I wante? ^noteWhen thou art in wellfare, forget not aduersite: and when it goeth not well &wt; the, haue a good hope, that it shall be better For it is a small thing vnto God, in þe; daye of death to rewarde euery man accordynge to his wayes. The aduersyte of an houre maketh one to forget all pleasure: &abar;d when a man dyeth, his worckes are discouered. Prayse no body before his death, for a man shalbe knowne in his chyldren.

E   Brynge not euery man into thine house, for the dysceatfull layeth wayte dyuersly. Lyke as a partrych in a ma&ubar;de; so is þe; hert of the proude: &abar;d lyke as a spye, that loketh vpon the fall of his neyghboure. For he turneth good vnto euell, and sclaundreth þe; chosen. Of one sparck is made a great fyre. (&abar;d of one disceatfull m&abar;, is bloude increased) ∧ an vngodly man layeth wayte for bloude. Beware of þe; disceatfull, for he ymagyneth wycked thynges, to brynge the into a perpetuall shame. If thou takest an alea&ubar;t vnto the, he shall destroye the in vnquietnes, and dryue the from thyne awne wayes

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