A   A Slouthfull body is moulded of a stone of claye, and euery man wyll speake to his disprayse. A slouthful body is made of the donge of oxen and euery one that toucheth him must wash hys handes agayne. A mysnurtored sonne is the dyshonoure of þe; father. A foolysh daughter shalbe lytle regarded. A wyse daughter is an heritage vnto her husbande: but she that c&obar;meth to dyshonesty, bryngeth her father in heuynes. A daughter that is past shame, dyshonoureth both her father and her husdand: þe; vngodly shall regarde her, but they both shall despise her. The playenge of Musycke is not mete where heuynes is, eu&ebar; so is the correccyon and doctryne of wysdome euer vnpleasaunt vnto fooles.

B   Whoso teacheth a foole, is euen as one þt; gleweth a potsherde together: as one that telleth a tale to hym that heareth him not, ∧ as one that rayseth a man out of an heuy slepe. Who so telleth a foole of wysdome, is euen as a man, whych speaketh to one that is a slepe. When he hath tolde hys tale, he sayeth: what is þe; matter? When one dyeth, lamentacyon is made for hym, because the lyght fayleth hym: euen so let men mourne ouer a foole: for he wanteth vnderst&abar;dyng. Make but lytle wepyng because of þe; deed: for he is come to rest, but the lyfe of the fole is worse then þe; deeth. Seuen dayes do men mourne for hym that is deed, but þe; lam&ebar;tacyon ouer þe; vnwyse ∧ vngodly shuld endure all the dayes of theyr lyfe.

C   Talke not moch with a foole, and go not with hym that hath no vnderst&abar;dyng. Bewarre of him, lest it turne the to trauayle, and thou shalt not be defyled &wt; hys synne. Departe from him, ∧ thou shalt fynde rest, and shalt not be drawen back into hys folyshnes. What is heuyer then leade? And what shuld a foole be called els but leade? ^noteSande, salt, ∧ a lumpe of yron is easier to beare then an vnwyse, folysh, ∧ vngodly man. Lyke as þe; band of wood bo&ubar;de together in þe; fo&ubar;dacion of þe; house c&abar;not be lowsed: euen so is it with þe; hert that is stablyshed in þe; thought of councell. The thought of the wyse shall nether feare, ner be offended at any tyme.

D   Lyke as a fayre playstred wall in a wynter house; ∧ an hye buyldyng, may not abyde þe; wynde ∧ storme: euen so is a foles hert afrayed in his ymagynacyon, he feareth at euery thynge, and cannot endure. (A waueryng hart in þe; ymaginacyon of a fole wyll not euer stond in awe, but he that abydeth in þe; c&obar;maundem&ebar;tes of God, wyll allwaye feare.) He þt; nyppeth a mans eye, bryngeth forth teares: and he þt; prycketh þe; hert, bryngeth forth þe; meanyng ∧ thought. Who so casteth a stone at the byrdes, frayeth them awaye: ∧ he þt; blasphemeth his frend, breaketh the frendshyppe: though thou drewest a swerde at thy frende, yet dispayre not, for thou mayest come agayne to thy frende. If he speake sowrely, feare not, for ye maye be agreed together agayne: excepte it be that þu; blaspheme him, disdayne him, open his secretes and wo&ubar;de him traytorously: for all soch thynges shall dryue a waye a frende.

E   Be faythfull vnto thy neyghbour in his pouerte, that thou mayest reioyse with him also in his prosperyte. Abyde stedfast vnto hym in the tyme of hys trouble, that thou mayest be heyre with hym in hys heritage. Lyke as the vapour and smoke goeth out at the ouem before þe; fyre, euen so euell wordes, rebukes and threatenynges go before bloudsheddyng. Be not ashamed to defende thy frende: as for me, I wyll not hyde my face from hym, though he shulde do me harme. Whosoeuer heareth it, shall beware of hym. ^noteWho shall set a watch before my mouth, ∧ a sure seale vpon my lyppes, that I fall not with them, and that my tonge destroye me not?

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