1   It09Q0288 perteyneth to man to prepare the hart: and to our Lord to gouerne the tongue ^note

2   Al the wayes of man are open to his eies: our Lord is the weigher of spirites.

3   Reueale thy workes to our Lord: and thy cogitations shal be directed.

4   Our Lord hath wrought al thinges for himself: the impious also to the euil day.

5   Euerie arrogant man is an abomination to our Lord: although hand shal be to hand he is not ^note innocent.

5   The beginning of a good way, is to doe iustice and it is more acceptable with God, then to immolate hostes.

6   By mercie and truth iniquitie is redemed: and in the feare of our Lord euil is auoided. ^note

7   When the wayes of man shal please our Lord, he wil conuert also his enemies to peace. ^note

8   Better is a litle with iustice, then much fruite with iniquitie. ^note

9   The hart of man disposeth his way: but it perteyneth to our Lord to direct his progresse.

10    ^noteDiuination is in the lippes of the king, his mouth shal not erre in iudgement.

11   Weight and balance are iudgements of our Lord: and his worke al the stones of the bagge.

12   They are abominable to the king that doe impiously: because the throne is established by iustice.

13   The wil of kinges are iust lippes: he that speaketh right thinges shal be beloued. ^note

14   The kings indignation, messengers of death: and the wife man wil pacifie it. ^note

15   In the cherfulnes of the kings countenance is life: and his clemencie is as the later showre.

16   Possesse wisdom, because it is better then gold: and gette prudence, because it is more precious then siluer. ^note

17   The path of the iust auoideth euils: the keper of his soule kepeth his way. ^note

18   Pride goeth before destruction, and before ruine the spirit shal be exalted. ^note

19   It is better to be humbled with the meeke, then to diuide spoyles with the proude. ^note

20   The lerned in word shal finde good thinges: and he that hopeth in our Lord, is blessed. ^note

21   He that is wise in hart, shal be called prudent: and he that is sweete in speach shal finde greater thinges. ^note

22   A fountaine of life the lerning of him that possesseth it: the doctrine of fooles foolishnes. ^note

23   The hart of the wise shal instruct his mouth: and shal adde grace to his lippes. ^note

24   Wel set wordes are a honie combe: swetnes of the soule the health of the bones. ^note

25   There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the later endes therof lead to death. ^note

26   The soule of him that laboureth doth labour to himself, because his mouth hath compelled him: ^note

27   The impious man diggeth euil, and in his lippes fire burneth. ^note

28   A peruerse man raiseth contentions: and one ful of wordes separateth princes. ^note

29   An vniust man allureth his frende: and leadeth him by a way not good. ^note

30   He that with astoinied eies thinketh wicked thinges, byting his lippes bringeth euil to passe. ^note

31   A crowne of dignitie old age, which shal be found in the wayes of iustice. ^note

32   Better is the patient then a strong man: and he that ruleth his minde, then the ouerthrower of cities. ^note

33   Lottes are cast into the bosome, but they are ordered of our Lord. ^note

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