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].
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¶ The .xiiii. Chapter.
¶ The offence of the tonge. Man is but a vayne
thyng. Happy is he that c&obar;tynueth in wysdome.
A Blessed is þe; man, note that hath not
fallen &wt; the worde of his mouth,
and is not pricked with þe; consci&ebar;ce
of sinne. Happie is he that hath
no heuynes in his mynde, and is not fallen
from his hope. It bec&obar;meth not a couetous
man and a nygarde, to be ryche: and what
shulde a nygarde do &wt; golde? He that with
al his carefulnes heapeth together vnryghteously,
gathereth for other folckes, ∧ another
man shal make good chere &wt; his goodes.
He that is wicked vnto hym selfe, how
shulde he be good vnto other men? How
can soch one haue eny pleasure of his goodes:
There is nothyng worse, then wh&ebar; one
disfauoureth hym self, and this is a rewarde
of his wyckednes. If he do eny good, he
doth it not knowynge therof, and agaynst
his wyll, and at the last he declareth his vngraciousnes.
A nygarde hath a wycked
eye, he turneth awaye his face, ∧ despyseth
his awne soule. noteA couetous m&abar;s eye hath
neuer ynough in the porcyon of wyckednes
vntyll the tyme that he wyther awaye, and
haue lost his awne soule.
B A wycked eye spareth bred, and there is
scarcenes vp&obar; his table. My sonne, do good
to thy selfe of þt; thou hast, and geue the Lorde
his due offerynges. Rem&ebar;bre that death
tarieth not, ∧ how that þe; couenaunt of the
graue is shewed vnto the: for þe; couenaunt
of this world shall dye þe; death. noteDo good
vnto thy frynde before thou dye, and accordyng
to thy abylite reach out thyne hand,
and geue vnto þe; poore. Be not disapoynted
of the good daye, and let not the porcyon of
the good daye ouerpasse the. Shalt thou
not leaue thy trauayles and labours vnto
other men? In the deuydynge of the herytage
geue ∧ take ∧ sanctyfye thy soule. Worcke
thou ryghteousnes before thy death, for
in the hell there is no meat to fynde. noteAll
flesh shal fade awaye lyke grasse, and lyke
a florishyng leafe in a grene tre. Some
growe, some are cast downe: euen so is þe; generacyon
of flesh and bloude: one commeth
to an ende, another is borne.
C All transytory thynges shall fayle at the
last, and þe; worcker therof shall go withal.
Euery chosen worke shalbe iustified, and he
that medled withal, shal haue honour therin.
Blessed is þe; man þt; kepeth hym in wysdome,
&abar;d exercyseth hym selfe in vnderstandynge,
and with dyscrecyon shall he thynke
vpon the fore knowledge of God. Which
consydereth the wayes of wysdome in hys
hert, hath vnderstandynge in her secretes,
goeth after her (as one that seketh her out)
and c&obar;tinueth in her wayes. He loketh in at
her wyndowes, and herkeneth at her dores.
He taketh his rest besyde her house, ∧ fasteneth
his stake in her walles. He shall pitch
his tente nye vnto her hand, and in his tent
shall good thynges rest for euermore. He
shall set his chyldren vnder her couering,
and shall dwell vnder her braunches. Under
her couering shall he be defended from
the heat, and in her glory shall he rest.
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].
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