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 .xx. Chapter.
¶ Of correccyon and repentaunce. Of the gyft
of the wyse man, and of the fole. Of lyinge.
A Some man note reproueth his neyghbour
oft tymes, but not in due season:
Agayne, some m&abar; holdeth his
tong, ∧ he is wyse ∧ dyscrete. It is
moch better to geue warnyng and to reproue,
then to beare euell wyll: for he þt; knowledgeth
him self op&ebar;ly, shalbe preserued fr&obar;
hurt ∧ destruccyon. Lyke as when a gelded
man thorow desyre ∧ lust defyleth a mayden,
euen so is it with him that vseth viol&ebar;ce:
and vnryghteousnes in þe; lawe. O how
good a thynge is it, a man that is reproued
to shew openly his repentaunce: for so shalt
thou escape wylfull synne.
Some man kepeth silence, and is founde
wyse: but he that is not ashamed what he
sayeth, is hatefull. Some man holdeth hys
tonge, because he hath not þe; vnderst&abar;dyng
of the language: ∧ some man kepeth silence,
waytyng a c&obar;uenient tyme. noteA wyse man
wyll holde hys tonge tyll he se oportunyte,
but a w&abar;ton and vndyscrete body shall regarde
no tyme. He that vseth many wordes,
shall hurte his awne soule: ∧ he that taketh
auctoryte vpon hym vnryghteously,
shalbe hated. Some m&abar; hath oft tymes prosperite
in wycked thynges: Agayne, some
man getteth moch, and hath harme ∧ losse.
There is some gift þt; is noth&ibar;g worth: Againe
there is some gyft, whose rewarde is double.
Some man getteth a fal for beyng to
proude, ∧ some c&obar;meth to worshipe fr&obar; lowe
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estate. Some man byeth moch for a lytle
pryce, and must paye for it seuen folde.
B noteA wyse man with hys wordes maketh
him selfe to be loued, but the fauoure of fooles
shalbe poured out. The gyft of the vnwyse
shall do the no good, for hys eyes are
seuenfolde. noteHe shall geue lytle, and saye
he gaue moch: he openeth hys mouth and
cryeth out, as it were one that cryeth out
wyne. To daye he l&ebar;deth, to morow asketh
he agayne, and soch a man is to be hated.
The foole sayeth: I haue no frende, I haue
no thancke for all my good dedes: yee euen
they þt; eat my bread, speake no good of me.
O how oft, ∧ of how many shall he be laughed
to scorne? He taketh a more perelous
fall by soch wordes then yf he fell vpon the
grounde: euen so shall the falles of wycked
men come hastely. In þe; mouth of hym that
is vntaught, are many vnconuenient ∧ vnmete
wordes. A wyse sentence shal not be
alowed at þe; mouth of the foole, for he speaketh
it not in due season.
C Some man synneth not, because he hath
not wher withall, and in his reast he shalbe
stynged. Some man there is þt; destroyeth
his awne soule with shame, and for an vnwyse
bodyes sake destroyeth he it, and with
acceptynge of personnes shall he vndo hym
selfe. Some man promiseth his fr&ebar;de a gyft
for very shame, and getteth an enemye of
hym for naught. A lye is a wycked shame
in a man, yet shall it be euer in the mouth
of the vnwyse. A thefe is better, then a man
þt; is accustomed to lye, but they both shall
haue destruccyon to herytage. The condicyons
of lyers are vnhonest, and theyr shame
is euer with them.
D A wyse man shall bryng hym selfe to honour
with hys wordes, note and he that hath
vnderst&abar;dynge, shall be set by am&obar;ge greate
men. noteHe that tylleth his l&abar;de shall encrease
hys heape of corne: he that worcketh
ryghteousnes, shalbe exalted, and he that
pleaseth great men, shall escape moch euell.
noteRewardes and gyftes blynde the eyes of
the wyse, ∧ make hym domme, that he cannot
tell men theyr fautes. noteWysdome þt; is
hyd, and treasure that is hoorded vp, what
profyt is in them both? Better is he that
kepeth hys ignoraunce secrete, then a man
that hydeth hys wysdome.
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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