1   These also are the parables of Salomon, which the men of Ezechias king of Iuda wrote out. ^note

2   It is the glorie of God to conceale the word, and the glorie of kinges to search the speach.

3   The heauen aboue, and the earth beneth, and the hart of kinges is vnscrutable.

4   Take away the rust from siluer, and there shal comeforth a most pure vessel:

5   Take away impietie from the kings countenance, and his throne shal be established with iustice.

6   Appeare not glorious before the king, and in the place of great men stand not.

7   For it is better that it be said to thee: Come vp hither; then that thou be humbled before the prince.

8   The thinges which thy eies haue sene, vtter not quickly in a brawle: lest afterward thou canst not amend it, when thou hast dishonoured thy frend. ^note

9   Treate thy cause with thy frend, and reueale not a secret to a stranger: ^note

10   lest perhaps he insult against thee, when he heareth, and cease not to vpbraide thee.

10   Grace and frendshipe deliuer ^note : which kepe to thyself, lest thou become reprochful.

11   Apples of gold in siluer beddes, he that speaketh a word in his time. ^note

12   A golden earlet, and a shining precious stone, he that rebuketh a wiseman, and an obedient eare. ^note

13   As the cold of snow in the day of haruest, so a faithful legate to him, that sent him, maketh his soule to rest.

14   Cloudes, and winde, and no rayne folowing, a glorious man, and not accomplishing his promises.

15   By patience the prince shal be pacified, and a soft tongue shal breake hardnes.

16   Thou hast found honie, eate that which sufficeth thee, lest perhaps being filled thou vomite it vp. ^note

17   Withdraw thy foote from the house of thy neighbour, lest some time hauing his fil he hate thee. ^note

18   A dart, and sword, and a sharpe arrow, a man that speaketh false testimonie against his neighbour. ^note

19   A rotten tooth, and wearie foote, he that hopeth vpon the vnfaithful in the day of distresse, ^note

20   and that loseth his cloke in the day of cold.

20   Vineger in ^note nither, he that singeth songes to a naughtie hart. As a moth the garment, and a worme the woode: so the sadnes of a man hurteth the hart. ^note

21   If thine enemie shal hunger, geue him meate: if he thirst, geue him water to drinke: ^note

22   for thou shalt heape hote coales vpon his head, and our Lord wil reward thee.

23   The northwinde dissipateth raynes, & a sad looke the tongue that detracteth. ^note

24   It is better to sitte in a corner of the house toppe, then with a brawling woman, and in a common house. ^note

25   Cold water to a thirstie soule, and good tydings from a far countrie. ^note

26   A fountaine trubled with the foote, and a vaine corrupted, the iust falling before the impious. ^note

27   As he that eateth much honie, it is not good for him: so he that is a searcher of the maiestie, shal be oppressed of the glorie. ^note

28   As a citie being open and without compasse of walles, so a man that can not represse his spirit in speaking. ^note

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