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Diliget labor bryngeth riches, but where many vayne wordes are, truly there is scarcenesse.

Riches are an ornament vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

A faithfull wytnesse delyuereth soules, but a lyar dysceaueth them.

The increase and prosperite of the comons is the kynges honoure, but the decaye of the people is the confucio of the prynce.

Pacience is a token of wi?dome, but wrath and haistie displeasure is a token of foolishnesse.

A mery herte is the life of the body, but rancoure consumeth awaye the bones.

He that doth a poore man wroge, blasphemeth his maker: but who so hath pitie of the poore, doth honoure vnto God.

The vngodly is afrayed of euery parell, but the rightuous hath a good hope eue in death.

Rightuousnes setteth vp the people, but wyckednesse bryngeth folke to destruccion.

A discrete seruaunt is a pleasure vnto ye kynge, but one yt is not honest, prouoketh him vnto wrath.

A softe aswere putteth downe displeasure, but frowarde wordes prouoke vnto anger.

A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.

A wholsome tonge is a tre of life, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.

A foole despyseth his fathers correccion, but he yt taketh hede whan he is reproued, shal haue ye more vnderstodinge.

In the house of the rightuous are greate riches, but in the increase of the vngodly there is mysordre.

A wyse mouth poureth out knowlege, but ye herte of the foolish doth not so.

The LORDE abhorreth ye sacrifice of the vngodly, but the prayer of the rightuous is acceptable vnto him.

The waye of the vngodly is an abhominacio vnto ye LORDE, but who so foloweth righteousnes, him he loueth.

A mery herte maketh a chearfull countenaunce, but an vnquyet mynde maketh it heuy.

A wyse herte wil seke after knowlege, but ye mouth of fooles medleth with foolishnesse.